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–adjective

1.	not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.

2.	Psychiatry. ineffectual in response to emotional, social, intellectual, and physical demands in the absence of any obvious mental or physical deficiency.

[Origin: 1665–75; in-³ + adequate

]

—Related forms

in·ad·e·quate·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. inapt, incompetent; incommensurate; defective, imperfect, incomplete.

—Antonyms 1. sufficient.

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adj. Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.

in·ad'e·quate·ly adv.

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inadequate
adjective
1.	lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" [ant: adequate]
2.	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"

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inadequate [inˈӕdikwət] adjective

not sufficient; not adequate
Example: inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.

Arabic:	غَيْر كافٍ
Chinese (Simplified):	不充足的
Chinese (Traditional):	不充足的
Czech:	nepřiměřený; nedostatečný
Danish:	utilstrækkelig
Dutch:	ontoereikend
Estonian:	ebapiisav
Finnish:	riittämätön
French:	insuffisant
German:	unzulänglich
Greek:	ανεπαρκής
Hungarian:	elégtelen
Icelandic:	ófullnægjandi
Indonesian:	tidak memadai
Italian:	inadeguato

Japanese:	不適当な
Korean:	불충분한, 부적당한
Latvian:	nepiemērots; neatbilstošs
Lithuanian:	nepakankamas
Norwegian:	utilstrekkelig, mangelfull
Polish:	niewystarczjący, nieodpowiedni
Portuguese (Brazil):	inadequado
Portuguese (Portugal):	inadequado
Romanian:	inadecvat, necorespunzător
Russian:	недостаточный
Slovak:	neprimeraný; nedostatočný
Slovenian:	neustrezen
Spanish:	insuficiente; inadecuado, inapropiado
Swedish:	otillräcklig, bristfällig
Turkish:	yetersiz