inadequate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin aequō Latin adaequō Latin adaequātuslbor. English adequate English inadequate From in- + adequate.
Meanings
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Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
inadequate resources
By the 21st century, the clearly inadequate facilities needed to be replaced, so the area was rebuilt and modernised between 2009-13 as part of regeneration efforts focused upon the wider area.
2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Wakefield Kirkgate”, in RAIL, number 948, page 28:I had not yet seen Mrs. Kennedy. I wondered with what inadequate words I could try to console her.
1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12:In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate.
2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jun 2013:“Russia is a terrorist country whose leader is an inadequate person”. Putin's failings are evident to the “entire world”, he said.
2023 June 29, Metro, London, page 13, column 5:inadequate representation
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inadequate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| inadæquate | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| most inadequate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
adequate · sufficient · abundant · enough · unexiguous · plentiful
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
slender · inadequate · threadbare · deficient · unsufficient · insufficient · meager · awanting · deficient · paltry · insufficient · sleazy · scantling · skimpy · geason · dismal · poor · scanty · lousy · wanting · lank · unsatisfactory · scant · sparse · scarce · raunchy · spare · exiguous · wanty · lean · measly
Translations (64)
bg незадоволителен (Not adequate) · mk непо́годен (Not adequate) · fo ónøktandi (Not adequate) · nl ongeschikt (Not adequate) · hu alkalmatlan (Not adequate) · ka არასაკმარისი (Not adequate) · pl niewystarczający (Not adequate) · ja 不適当 (Not adequate) · ko 부족(不足)하다 (Not adequate) · eo nesufiĉa (Not adequate) · tr kıt (Not adequate) · nl inadequaat (Not adequate) · fi sopimaton (Not adequate) · tr az (Not adequate) · tl disapat (Not adequate) · id inadekuat (Not adequate) · ru недоста́точный (Not adequate) · ka არათანაშეზომილი (Not adequate) · fi puutteellinen (Not adequate) · sa अपर्याप्त (Not adequate) · pl nie na poziomie (Not adequate) · fr inadéquat (Not adequate) · de unzureichend (Not adequate) · mk неадеква́тен (Not adequate) · ja 不十分 (Not adequate) · pon souitar (Not adequate) · de ungeeignet (Not adequate) · ro nepotrivit (Not adequate) · cmn 不適當 /不适当 (Not adequate) · de inadäquat (Not adequate) · hu inadekvát (Not adequate) · de unzulänglich (Not adequate) · es inadecuado (Not adequate) · ro neadecvat (Not adequate) · ro inadecvat (Not adequate) · pl na złym poziomie (Not adequate) · nl onvoldoende (Not adequate) · ca inadequat (Not adequate) · fo vantandi (Not adequate) · fo ikki nøktandi (Not adequate) · ru неадеква́тный (Not adequate) · pt inadequado (Not adequate) · tr yetersiz (Not adequate) · gl inadecuado (Not adequate) · hi अपर्याप्त (Not adequate) · de unangemessen (Not adequate) · cmn 不夠 /不够 (Not adequate) · mk недо́волен (Not adequate) · ko 부적절(不適切)하다 (Not adequate) · hu elégtelen (Not adequate) · ka შეუსაბამო (Not adequate) · ka არასრულფასოვანი (Not adequate) · nl ontoereikend (Not adequate) · pl niedostateczny (Not adequate) · fi riittämätön (Not adequate) · ka არაშესატყვისი (Not adequate) · ka არაადეკვატური (Not adequate) · cmn 不足 (Not adequate) · fi vaillinainen (Not adequate) · la exiguus (Not adequate) · ka შეუფერებელი (Not adequate) · it inadeguato (Not adequate) · nb utilstrekkelig (Not adequate) · bg неподходящ (Not adequate)