inadequate, unequal
(adjective) lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; “inadequate training”; “the staff was inadequate”; “she was unequal to the task”
inadequate, poor, short, jejune
(adjective) of insufficient quantity to meet a need; “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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inadequate (comparative more inadequate, superlative most inadequate)
Not adequate; not fit for the purpose
Synonyms: insufficient, deficient, Thesaurus:inadequate
inadequate (plural inadequates)
An individual who is inadequate.
Source: Wiktionary
In*ad"e*quate, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inadéquat.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
