INADEQUATELY

inadequately

(adverb) in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree; “the temporary camps were inadequately equipped”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

inadequately (comparative more inadequately, superlative most inadequately)

In an inadequate manner.

Antonyms

• adequately

Source: Wiktionary


INADEQUATE

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



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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