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Definitions for Inadequate
[1] not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
[2] Psychiatry . ineffectual in response to emotional, social, intellectual, and physical demands in the absence of any obvious mental or physical deficiency.
[3] not adequate; insufficient
[4] not capable or competent; lacking
Words related to Inadequate
poor, unequal, lacking, deficient, weak, meager, sketchy, scarce, faulty, incompetent, incomplete, skimpy, bare, barren, bush-league, dry, failing, feeble, glitch, imperfect
Words nearby Inadequate
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Origin of Inadequate
First recorded in 1665–75; in-3 + adequate
Other words from Inadequate
in·ad·e·quate·ly , adverb
Synonyms for Inadequate
deficient, faulty, incompetent, incomplete, lacking, meager, poor, scarce, sketchy, skimpy, unequal, weak, bare, barren, bush-league, depleted, dry, failing, feeble, found wanting, glitch, imperfect, impotent, inappreciable, inapt, incapable, incommensurate, inconsiderable, insubstantial, junk, lame, lemon, lousy, low, minus, miserly, niggardly, not enough, parsimonious, scanty, short, shy, small, spare, sparse, sterile, stinted, stunted, thin, too little, unproductive, unqualified