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
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
