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Thesaurus: inadequate

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

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  1. a. Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
  2. adj. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  3. adj. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. j:100 a. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task s. not sufficient to meet a need