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  2. 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:

  3. Inadequate definition: not good enough for the purpose; inept or unsuitable. See examples of INADEQUATE used in a sentence.

  4. The meaning of INADEQUATE is not adequate : not enough or good enough : insufficient; also : not capable. How to use inadequate in a sentence.

  5. INADEQUATE meaning: 1. not good enough or too low in quality: 2. too small in amount: 3. not confident enough to deal…. Learn more.

  6. Define inadequate. inadequate synonyms, inadequate pronunciation, inadequate translation, English dictionary definition of inadequate. adj. Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient. in·ad′e·quate·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...

  7. adverb. (Definition of inadequate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of inadequate. in Chinese (Traditional) 不夠好的,劣質的, (數量)不夠的, (處理事情)信心不足的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 不够好的,劣质的, (数量)不够的, (处理事情)信心不足的… See more. in Spanish. inadecuado, inepto, insuficiente [masculine-feminine]… See more.

  8. The Latin root of adequate means "equal to," so inadequate refers to things that aren't equal to what is expected or needed. 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 ...