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- Dictionaryinadequate/ɪnˈadɪkwət/
adjective
- 1. lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose: "these labels prove to be wholly inadequate" Similar Opposite
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INADEQUATE definition: 1. not good enough or too low in quality: 2. too small in amount: 3. not confident enough to deal…. Learn more.
The meaning of INADEQUATE is not adequate : not enough or good enough : insufficient; also : not capable. How to use inadequate in a sentence.
not good enough or too low in quality: woefully inadequate This work is woefully (= extremely) inadequate - you'll have to do it again. C1. too small in amount: She rejected the $2 million offer as totally inadequate. not confident enough to deal with a situation:
Definition of inadequate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something can be naturally inadequate, as in "inadequate rainfall to stop the fire," or it can result from lack of effort, as when someone avoids a question: "Your response was totally inadequate. Tell me what really happened."
If someone feels inadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general. I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up. Mary Ann felt painfully inadequate in the crisis.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word inadequate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definitions of 'inadequate'. 1. If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough. [...] 2. If someone feels inadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general. [...]
inadequate in American English. (ɪnˈædɪkwɪt) 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.
Britannica Dictionary definition of INADEQUATE. [more inadequate; most inadequate] : not enough or not good enough : not adequate. These supplies are inadequate to meet our needs. We were given very/woefully/wholly inadequate information. an inadequate leader. I felt inadequate to the task.
