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inadequate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unequal |
| Derivation | inadequateness |
inadequate training.
the staff was inadequate.
Examples of inadequate
inadequate
Do not be afraid to adjust the policy as needed if it is inadequate or outdated.
From the kansas.com
For example, inadequate testing models in No Child Left Behind must be improved.
From the suntimes.com
Whitman said in a statement that Proposition 23 was an inadequate fix for AB 32.
From the sacbee.com
Animal activists argue that those rules are inadequate and inspections sporadic.
From the sacbee.com
Government figures on unfunded public sector pension liabilities are inadequate.
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By and large, their capacity will be inadequate long before the mechanism fails.
From the economist.com
Fail to lop off that arm and feel guilty, inadequate and compelled to try again.
From the independent.co.uk
Palestinians had already rejected Benjamin Netanyahu's moratorium as inadequate.
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Living with smokers may be associated with inadequate access to food EurekAlert!
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- Lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"
- 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"
- (inadequateness) inadequacy: unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
- (inadequacy) insufficiency: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
- Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc
- (Inadequacy) The loss or expense that is incurred by virtue of lost or reduced capacity, technological obsolescence, and/or abnormal wear and tear and that requires premature replacement or abandonment.
- (Inadequacy) A condition in which the capacity of the company's capital assets is too small to meet the company's productive demands.
- Unequal to what is required, unable to meet a need.
