See Also: Inadequate(medicine)
inadequate(dictionary)
inadequate(dictionary)
inadequate personality(medicine)
inadequate stimulus(medicine)
DAMAGES INADEQUATE(law)

inadequate (oh)



not good enough, big enough, skilled enough etc for a particular purpose
-opposite adequate adequate
::inadequate resources
inadequate for
::The parking facilities are inadequate for a busy shopping centre.
totally/wholly/woefully/hopelessly etc inadequate
::The building's electrical system was completely inadequate.
::The new air conditioning system proved inadequate .
someone who feels inadequate thinks other people are better, more skilful, more intelligent etc than they are
::The teacher made us feel inadequate and stupid if we made mistakes.
-- inadequately adv
::Colleges have been inadequately funded for years.