Definition of inadequate

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

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Short :: Short (superl.) Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; -- usually with of; as, to be short of money..
Incompetent :: Incompetent (a.) Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit..
Underpay :: Underpay (v. t.) To pay inadequately.
Inefficacious :: Inefficacious (a.) Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent.
Disproportional :: Disproportional (a.) Not having due proportion to something else; not having proportion or symmetry of parts; unsuitable in form, quantity or value; inadequate; unequal; as, a disproportional limb constitutes deformity in the body; the studies of youth should not be disproportional to their understanding..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse..
Slender :: Slender (superl.) Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of support; a slender pittance..
Inadequacy :: Inadequacy (n.) The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
Inadequate :: Inadequate (a.) Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc..
Deficient :: Deficient (a.) Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts; deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment..
Disproportionable :: Disproportionable (a.) Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate..
Underproportioned :: Underproportioned (a.) Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor.
Undersailed :: Undersailed (a.) Inadequately equipped with sails.
Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water..
Beggar :: Beggar (v. t.) To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.
Thin :: Thin (superl.) Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise..
Insufficient :: Insufficient (a.) Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality..
Incompetently :: Incompetently (adv.) In an competent manner; inadequately; unsuitably.
Disproportionate :: Disproportionate (a.) Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means..
Insufficiency :: Insufficiency (n.) The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc..
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