Word

inadequate, adj.
freq. cnt. 14

lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14

inadequate unequal

sample sentences

"inadequate training"
"the staff was inadequate"
"she was unequal to the task"

lexical pointers

antonym

adequate

derivationally related form

inadequateness

semantic pointers

also see

unsatisfactory

attribute

adequacy, adequateness

of insufficient quantity to meet a need
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

inadequate jejune poor short

sample sentences

"an inadequate income"
"a poor salary"
"money is short"
"on short rations"
"food is in short supply"
"short on experience"
"the jejune diets of the very poor"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shortness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inadequateness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

poorness

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

jejuneness jejunity

semantic pointers

similar to

insufficient, deficient