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inadequately

[in-ad-i-kwit]

Origin

adjective

not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.

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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inadequate (ɪnˈædɪkwɪt)

—*adj*
1.	not adequate; insufficient
2.	not capable or competent; lacking

in'adequacy

—n

in'adequately

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

inadequate

1670s, from in- (1) + adequate.

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