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Inadequate definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INAD'EQUATE, a. [in and adequate. L. adoequatus, from adoequo, to equal.]
1. Not equal to the purpose; insufficient to effect the object; unequal; as inadequate power, strength, resources.
2. Not equal to the real state or condition of a thing; not just or in due proportion; partial; incomplete; as inadequate ideas of God, of his perfections, or moral government; an inadequate compensation for services.
3. Incomplete; defective; not just; as inadequate representation or description.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" [syn: inadequate, unequal] [ant: adequate, equal]
2: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" [syn: inadequate, poor, short]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1671 not adequate ; insufficient <inadequate equipment>; also not capable <was inadequate as a leader> • inadequately adverb • inadequateness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (often foll. by to) 1 not adequate; insufficient. 2 (of a person) incompetent; unable to deal with a situation. Derivatives: inadequacy n. (pl. -ies). inadequately adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Inadequate In*ad"e*quate, a. [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inad['e]quat.] Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc. --Dryden. -- In*ad"e*quate*ly, adv. -- In*ad"e*quate*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough. Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate... = deficient ? adequate ADJ • inadequately The projects were inadequately funded. ADV: ADV with v 2. If someone feels inadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general. I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Insufficient, unequal, disproportionate. 2. Incomplete, defective, imperfect.

Moby Thesaurus

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