inadequate 音标拼音: [ɪn'ædəkwət] [ɪn'ædəkw
, et]
a . 不充分的,不适当的
不充分的,不适当的
inadequate adj 1 :
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task ; "
inadequate training "; "
the staff was inadequate ";
"
she was unequal to the task " [
synonym : {
inadequate },
{
unequal }] [
ant : {
adequate }, {
equal }]
2 :
not sufficient to meet a need ; "
an inadequate income "; "
a poor salary "; "
money is short "; "
on short rations "; "
food is in short supply "; "
short on experience " [
synonym : {
inadequate },
{
poor }, {
short }]
Inadequate \
In *
ad "
e *
quate \,
a . [
Pref .
in -
not adequate :
cf .
F .
inad ['
e ]
quat .]
Not adequate ;
unequal to the purpose ;
insufficient ;
deficient ;
as ,
inadequate resources ,
power ,
conceptions ,
representations ,
etc . --
Dryden . -- {
In *
ad "
e *
quate *
ly },
adv .
-- {
In *
ad "
e *
quate *
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
144 Moby Thesaurus words for "
inadequate ":
adulterated ,
arrested ,
asymmetric ,
barren ,
base ,
blemished ,
bootless ,
callow ,
counterproductive ,
damaged ,
defective ,
deficient ,
disappointing ,
disheartening ,
disparate ,
displeasing ,
disproportionate ,
dissatisfactory ,
effete ,
emasculate ,
embryonic ,
empty ,
erroneous ,
etiolated ,
failing ,
fallible ,
fatuitous ,
fatuous ,
faulty ,
feckless ,
forceless ,
found wanting ,
fruitless ,
futile ,
half -
assed ,
hypoplastic ,
ill -
matched ,
ill -
qualified ,
ill -
sorted ,
immature ,
impaired ,
imperfect ,
impotent ,
imprecise ,
impure ,
in arrear ,
in arrears ,
in default ,
in short supply ,
inaccurate ,
inane ,
inappreciable ,
incapable ,
incommensurate ,
incompetent ,
incomplete ,
inconsiderable ,
ineffective ,
ineffectual ,
inefficacious ,
inexact ,
infant ,
inferior ,
inoperative ,
insufficient ,
invalid ,
invertebrate ,
irregular ,
lacking ,
little ,
makeshift ,
maladjusted ,
maladroit ,
mean ,
mediocre ,
minus ,
mismatched ,
missing ,
mixed ,
needing ,
not comparable ,
not enough ,
not equal to ,
not good enough ,
not in it ,
not perfect ,
not up to ,
nugacious ,
nugatory ,
odd ,
of no force ,
off ,
out of it ,
out of proportion ,
part ,
partial ,
patchy ,
petty ,
scant ,
scanty ,
scarce ,
scrappy ,
scrimpy ,
shabby ,
short ,
short of ,
shy ,
sketchy ,
skew ,
skewed ,
skimpy ,
small ,
spineless ,
sterile ,
too little ,
trivial ,
unable ,
unadapted ,
unadjusted ,
unavailing ,
underdeveloped ,
undeveloped ,
unequal ,
unequal to ,
unequipped ,
uneven ,
unfinished ,
unfit ,
unfitted ,
unfulfilling ,
ungratifying ,
unperfected ,
unqualified ,
unreached ,
unsatisfactory ,
unsatisfying ,
unskillful ,
unsound ,
unsufficing ,
unthorough ,
useless ,
vain ,
wanting ,
weak
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INADEQUATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of INADEQUATE is not adequate : not enough or good enough : insufficient; also : not capable How to use inadequate in a sentence
INADEQUATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary INADEQUATE definition: 1 not good enough or too low in quality: 2 too small in amount: 3 not confident enough to deal… Learn more
INADEQUATE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com INADEQUATE definition: not good enough for the purpose; inept or unsuitable See examples of inadequate used in a sentence
INADEQUATE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for INADEQUATE: lacking, insufficient, scarce, low, deficient, short, wanting, unacceptable; Antonyms of INADEQUATE: adequate, sufficient, enough, abundant, generous, ample, plentiful, copious
INADEQUATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary INADEQUATE meaning: 1 not good enough or too low in quality: 2 too small in amount: 3 not confident enough to deal… Learn more
INADEQUATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate The problem goes far beyond inadequate staffing The projects were inadequately funded
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Inadequate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Something inadequate doesn't cut it If you lack just a few centimeters to reach the low mark on the wooden sign, your height is inadequate for riding the big roller coaster