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inadequate

/ɪn'ædəkwɪt/

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adjective
of insufficient quantity to meet a need
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"an inadequate income"

Similar:

jejune poor short insufficient deficient
adjective
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
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"inadequate training" "the staff was inadequate"

Similar:

unequal incompetent lacking short-handed short-staffed undermanned understaffed unequal to wanting deficient incapable

Opposite:

adequate

Synonyms & Similar Words

poor short wanting lacking incapable incompetent insufficient deficient jejune unequal understaffed unsatisfactory undermanned inadequateness short-handed short-staffed unequal to