inadequate
/ɪnˈædəkwɪt/ adjective, noun
Forms inadequates inadæquate
- adjective Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose. “inadequate resources”
- noun A person who is inadequate.
Synonyms
insufficient deficient awanting dismal exiguous geason lank lean lousy meager measly paltry poor raunchy scant scantling scanty scarce skimpy sleazy unequal short
Antonyms
Etymology
Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inadéquat.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc. Dryden.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “inadequate”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details