INADEQUATES

Noun

inadequates

plural of inadequate

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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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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