inadequacyn.
/ɪnˈadɪkwəsi/ The condition or quality of being inadequate; insufficiency.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [noun] > for the needs of the case or inadequacy
poornessa1382
unsatisfactoriness1643
unsatisfaction1645
woefulness1658
inadequateness1681
inadequacy1786
the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > for what is required > personal
insuffisancec1400
insufficiencea1464
unsuffisance1483
insufficienta1513
insufficiency1526
insufficientnessc1585
incompetencea1716
inadequacy1817
1786 J. Bonnycastle Introd. Astron. 238 The inadequacy of his natural powers.
1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. iv. 75 My own inadequacy to sustain the task of a dissembler.
1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches ix. 291 The inadequacy of the income for the support of a family.
1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar i. 2 Inadequacy to some unforeseen position.
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n.1786- to tweak tail
- to tweak the nose of
- to tweak the tail of
- to twiddle one's thumbs, or fingers
- to twiddle with or at
- to twirl a person round one's finger
- to twirl one's thumbs
- to twirl round one's finger
- to twist a horse
- to twist a person round one's finger
- to twist a person round one's little finger
- to twist arm
- to twist down
- to twist food down
- to twist in
- to twist one's fingers
- to twist out
- to twist round one's finger
- to twist round one's little finger
- to twist someone's arm
- to twist the lion's tail
- to twist the tail
- to twist up
- to twit a person in the teeth
- to twit in the teeth