inadequateadj.n.n.

/ɪnˈadɪkwət/

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + adequate adj.

A. adj. (and n.)

a. Not adequate; not equal to requirement; insufficient. Also as n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > for the needs of the case or inadequate

unegual1542

unequal1582

unegall1589

unparegal1605

unsatisfactory1637

unadequate1644

inadequate1675

under-proportioned1689

1675 R. Boyle Some Consid. Reconcileableness Reason & Relig. i. ii We can have but inadequate conceptions of them.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxx. 171 Inadequate Ideas are such, which are but a partial, or incompleat representation of those Archetypes to which they are referred.

1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) II. xxiii. 49 There had been a bargain, but the terms were inadequate.

1824 S. Smith Wks. (1867) II. 192 It is astonishing what unworthy and inadequate notions men are apt to form of the Christian faith.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark xix. 214 He would then..have received some, though probably very inadequate, remuneration.

b. Const. to, and with infinitive.

ΚΠ

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 126. ⁋6 We must conclude ourselves safe when we see no danger, or none inadequate to our powers of opposition.

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1869) II. xl. 476 His revenues were found inadequate to his expences.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vi. §5. 318 The ordinary resources of the Crown..were inadequate to meet the expenses of war.

B. n.

An inadequate person; one whose personality is in some way insufficient to meet the expectations of society.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person

insufficient1654

ineffective1856

incompetent1866

inefficient1898

nyamps1900

mook1930

screw-up1944

inadequate1962

no-talent1962

spaz1965

cowboy1982

1962 Guardian 7 Nov. 8/4 How can prison help a social inadequate through his troubles?

1963 T. Parker Unknown Citizen 166 The majority of them are in fact the inadequates of whom Charlie Smith is typical.

1966 Listener 18 Aug. 226/1 The people that we are accustomed to call inadequates or weak characters.

1971 Guardian 26 Mar. 14/1 So-called ‘inadequates’ are the victims of society which is inadequate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inadequate
释义	inadequateadj.n.n. /ɪnˈadɪkwət/ Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + adequate adj. A. adj. (and n.) a. Not adequate; not equal to requirement; insufficient. Also as n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > for the needs of the case or inadequate unegual1542 unequal1582 unegall1589 unparegal1605 unsatisfactory1637 unadequate1644 inadequate1675 under-proportioned1689 1675 R. Boyle Some Consid. Reconcileableness Reason & Relig. i. ii We can have but inadequate conceptions of them. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xxx. 171 Inadequate Ideas are such, which are but a partial, or incompleat representation of those Archetypes to which they are referred. 1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) II. xxiii. 49 There had been a bargain, but the terms were inadequate. 1824 S. Smith Wks. (1867) II. 192 It is astonishing what unworthy and inadequate notions men are apt to form of the Christian faith. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark xix. 214 He would then..have received some, though probably very inadequate, remuneration. b. Const. to, and with infinitive. ΚΠ 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 126. ⁋6 We must conclude ourselves safe when we see no danger, or none inadequate to our powers of opposition. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1869) II. xl. 476 His revenues were found inadequate to his expences. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vi. §5. 318 The ordinary resources of the Crown..were inadequate to meet the expenses of war. B. n. An inadequate person; one whose personality is in some way insufficient to meet the expectations of society. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person insufficient1654 ineffective1856 incompetent1866 inefficient1898 nyamps1900 mook1930 screw-up1944 inadequate1962 no-talent1962 spaz1965 cowboy1982 1962 Guardian 7 Nov. 8/4 How can prison help a social inadequate through his troubles? 1963 T. Parker Unknown Citizen 166 The majority of them are in fact the inadequates of whom Charlie Smith is typical. 1966 Listener 18 Aug. 226/1 The people that we are accustomed to call inadequates or weak characters. 1971 Guardian 26 Mar. 14/1 So-called ‘inadequates’ are the victims of society which is inadequate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.n.1675
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