Definitions for inadequate
ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪtin·ad·e·quate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inadequate, unequaladjective

   lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

   "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

2. inadequate, poor, shortadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inadequateadjective

   Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inadequateadjective

   Not equal to the purpose; defective; falling below the due proportion.

   Etymology: in and adæquatus, Latin.

   Remorse for vice
   Not paid, or paid inadequate in price,
   What farther means can reason now direct? Dryden.

   Inadequate ideas are such, which are but a partial or incomplete representation of those archetypes to which they are referred. John Locke.

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1. inadequate

   Inadequate is an adjective used to describe something that is insufficient or not enough in quantity or quality. It refers to anything that does not meet the requirements, standards, or needs that are expected or necessary.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Inadequateadjective

   not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc

2. Etymology: [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inadquat.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inadequate

   in-ad′e-kwāt, adj. insufficient.—ns. Inad′equacy, Inad′equateness, insufficiency.—adv. Inad′equately.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inadequate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3971

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inadequate' in Adjectives Frequency: #535

How to pronounce inadequate?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inadequate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inadequate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of inadequate in a Sentence

1. Dylan Klebold:

   The one thing, of course, that I want to say is I am so sorry for what my son did, yet I know that just saying ‘I’m sorry’ is such an inadequate response to all this suffering, there is never a day that goes by where I don’t think of the people that Dylan harmed.

2. Ali Thompson:

   Any standard of care for fat people that doesn't begin and end with' treat them like thin people' is inadequate.

3. Thomas More:

   With this decision the court rightly recognized that yesterday’s ‘front line heroes’ in dealing with COVID cannot suddenly be treated as disease-carrying villains and kicked to the curb by the command of a state health bureaucracy, some of these plaintiffs contracted COVID while treating patients, recovered, and were allowed to return to work with the same protective measures that were good enough for the 18 months that they were the heroes in the battle against the virus. There is no ‘science’ to show that these same measures are suddenly inadequate – especially when they are allowed for those with medical exemptions.

4. University President Michael Drake:

   Our institution's fundamental failure at the time to prevent this abuse was unacceptable — as were the inadequate efforts to thoroughly investigate complaints raised by students and staff members.

5. Colonel John:

   We believe that's inadequate, that's not enough time.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inadequate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inadequate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inadequate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inadequate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=inadequate