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

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resources insufficient meet adequate conceptions deficient power purpose representations unequal dryden lacking need ness qualities requisite task quantity sufficient

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