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inadequate
adjective
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- I
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- NADEQUAT
- Scrabble score
- 20
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪnˈædəkwɪt
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
“inadequate training”
adjective
of insufficient quantity to meet a need
“an inadequate income”
In context
Example Sentences
inadequate training
the staff was inadequate
she was unequal to the task
an inadequate income
a poor salary
money is short
on short rations
food is in short supply
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