Definition of inadequate in English:

inadequate

adjective ɪnˈadɪkwətɪnˈædɪkwət

1Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
these labels prove to be wholly inadequate
inadequate funding
Example sentencesExamples
- Whatever plans that were in place to deal with such a natural disaster have proven inadequate.
- Evidence also exists that the quality of such care in hospitals and general practices is inadequate.
- They may be applying diplomatic pressure behind the scenes, but there comes a time when that is inadequate.
- He claims parking facilities are inadequate and signposting of wards is poor.
- He said government funding was inadequate and had failed to keep up with rising costs.
- Governmental oversight of the private operation has been regularly criticised as inadequate.
- We all know that the state pension is probably inadequate for most working people.
- Most burn centres are situated in large cities and are inadequate for the high incidence of injuries.
- However the quality of the studies was inadequate and more research is needed.
- This was followed by inadequate nursing care, long waiting times and poor communication.
- Safety precautions were inadequate on a building site where a joiner fell eight feet and broke his back.
- They said the new homes would overlook existing homes, and complained there was inadequate parking.
- The security procedure at St Augustine's clearly is inadequate and must be improved urgently.
- We accused her of giving inadequate funding to our schools but when we requested an interview she declined.
- Those children that are taken into care join a system that is inadequate to meet their needs.
- The system appears to be inadequate for the present requirements of the village.
- In the light of the potential challenge, this is an inadequate response.
- This has resulted in people having to drive there and try to leave their vehicles in a totally inadequate parking area.
- My Italian was too inadequate to thank her properly yet I owe her a great and undeclared debt.
- The National Assembly's system of passing legislation has proved inadequate.
Synonyms
insufficient, not enough, deficient, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, sparse, too little, too few, short, in short supply
paltry, meagre, niggardly
skimpy, sketchy, incomplete, restricted, limited
informal measly, pathetic, piddling
rare exiguous
incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, no good, found wanting, not up to scratch, lacking, leaving much to be desired, unfit, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskilful, inexpert, inept, unproficient, amateurish, substandard, poor, bad, hopeless, useless, inferior
impotent, powerless
informal not up to snuff, lousy
British informal duff, not much cop, no great shakes
vulgar slang half-arsed
1. 1.1 (of a person) unable to deal with a situation or with life.
  a sad, solitary, inadequate man
  I felt like a fraud, inadequate to the task
  Example sentencesExamples
  Roland, Gabriel and I had been prepared for this battle, but still we were inadequate.
  The power to make and break little lives can sometimes make people feel inadequate and uncomfortable.
  Valentine's day may be a conspiracy to make single people feel inadequate.
  At the same time, he felt inadequate to the task of measuring up to either parent's expectations.
  Synonyms
  incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, no good, found wanting, not up to scratch, lacking, leaving much to be desired, unfit, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskilful, inexpert, inept, unproficient, amateurish, substandard, poor, bad, hopeless, useless, inferior

Definition of inadequate in US English:

inadequate

adjectiveɪnˈædɪkwətinˈadikwət

1Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
these labels prove to be wholly inadequate
inadequate funding
Example sentencesExamples
- Those children that are taken into care join a system that is inadequate to meet their needs.
- They may be applying diplomatic pressure behind the scenes, but there comes a time when that is inadequate.
- We all know that the state pension is probably inadequate for most working people.
- This was followed by inadequate nursing care, long waiting times and poor communication.
- Most burn centres are situated in large cities and are inadequate for the high incidence of injuries.
- Evidence also exists that the quality of such care in hospitals and general practices is inadequate.
- The system appears to be inadequate for the present requirements of the village.
- Governmental oversight of the private operation has been regularly criticised as inadequate.
- This has resulted in people having to drive there and try to leave their vehicles in a totally inadequate parking area.
- The security procedure at St Augustine's clearly is inadequate and must be improved urgently.
- They said the new homes would overlook existing homes, and complained there was inadequate parking.
- He claims parking facilities are inadequate and signposting of wards is poor.
- The National Assembly's system of passing legislation has proved inadequate.
- Safety precautions were inadequate on a building site where a joiner fell eight feet and broke his back.
- He said government funding was inadequate and had failed to keep up with rising costs.
- We accused her of giving inadequate funding to our schools but when we requested an interview she declined.
- In the light of the potential challenge, this is an inadequate response.
- My Italian was too inadequate to thank her properly yet I owe her a great and undeclared debt.
- However the quality of the studies was inadequate and more research is needed.
- Whatever plans that were in place to deal with such a natural disaster have proven inadequate.
Synonyms
insufficient, not enough, deficient, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, sparse, too little, too few, short, in short supply
incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, no good, found wanting, not up to scratch, lacking, leaving much to be desired, unfit, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskilful, inexpert, inept, unproficient, amateurish, substandard, poor, bad, hopeless, useless, inferior
1. 1.1 (of a person) unable to deal with a situation or with life.
  a sad, solitary, inadequate man
  I felt like a fraud, inadequate to the task
  Example sentencesExamples
  At the same time, he felt inadequate to the task of measuring up to either parent's expectations.
  Roland, Gabriel and I had been prepared for this battle, but still we were inadequate.
  The power to make and break little lives can sometimes make people feel inadequate and uncomfortable.
  Valentine's day may be a conspiracy to make single people feel inadequate.
  Synonyms
  incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, no good, found wanting, not up to scratch, lacking, leaving much to be desired, unfit, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskilful, inexpert, inept, unproficient, amateurish, substandard, poor, bad, hopeless, useless, inferior

单词	inadequate
释义	Definition of inadequate in English: inadequate adjective ɪnˈadɪkwətɪnˈædɪkwət 1Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose. these labels prove to be wholly inadequate inadequate funding Example sentencesExamples Whatever plans that were in place to deal with such a natural disaster have proven inadequate. Evidence also exists that the quality of such care in hospitals and general practices is inadequate. They may be applying diplomatic pressure behind the scenes, but there comes a time when that is inadequate. He claims parking facilities are inadequate and signposting of wards is poor. He said government funding was inadequate and had failed to keep up with rising costs. Governmental oversight of the private operation has been regularly criticised as inadequate. We all know that the state pension is probably inadequate for most working people. Most burn centres are situated in large cities and are inadequate for the high incidence of injuries. However the quality of the studies was inadequate and more research is needed. This was followed by inadequate nursing care, long waiting times and poor communication. Safety precautions were inadequate on a building site where a joiner fell eight feet and broke his back. They said the new homes would overlook existing homes, and complained there was inadequate parking. The security procedure at St Augustine's clearly is inadequate and must be improved urgently. We accused her of giving inadequate funding to our schools but when we requested an interview she declined. Those children that are taken into care join a system that is inadequate to meet their needs. The system appears to be inadequate for the present requirements of the village. In the light of the potential challenge, this is an inadequate response. This has resulted in people having to drive there and try to leave their vehicles in a totally inadequate parking area. My Italian was too inadequate to thank her properly yet I owe her a great and undeclared debt. The National Assembly's system of passing legislation has proved inadequate. Synonyms insufficient, not enough, deficient, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, sparse, too little, too few, short, in short supply paltry, meagre, niggardly skimpy, sketchy, incomplete, restricted, limited informal measly, pathetic, piddling rare exiguous incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, no good, found wanting, not up to scratch, lacking, leaving much to be desired, unfit, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskilful, inexpert, inept, unproficient, amateurish, substandard, poor, bad, hopeless, useless, inferior impotent, powerless informal not up to snuff, lousy British informal duff, not much cop, no great shakes vulgar slang half-arsed 1.1 (of a person) unable to deal with a situation or with life. a sad, solitary, inadequate man I felt like a fraud, inadequate to the task Example sentencesExamples Roland, Gabriel and I had been prepared for this battle, but still we were inadequate. The power to make and break little lives can sometimes make people feel inadequate and uncomfortable. Valentine's day may be a conspiracy to make single people feel inadequate. At the same time, he felt inadequate to the task of measuring up to either parent's expectations. Synonyms incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, no good, found wanting, not up to scratch, lacking, leaving much to be desired, unfit, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskilful, inexpert, inept, unproficient, amateurish, substandard, poor, bad, hopeless, useless, inferior Definition of inadequate in US English: inadequate adjectiveɪnˈædɪkwətinˈadikwət 1Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose. these labels prove to be wholly inadequate inadequate funding Example sentencesExamples Those children that are taken into care join a system that is inadequate to meet their needs. They may be applying diplomatic pressure behind the scenes, but there comes a time when that is inadequate. We all know that the state pension is probably inadequate for most working people. This was followed by inadequate nursing care, long waiting times and poor communication. Most burn centres are situated in large cities and are inadequate for the high incidence of injuries. Evidence also exists that the quality of such care in hospitals and general practices is inadequate. The system appears to be inadequate for the present requirements of the village. Governmental oversight of the private operation has been regularly criticised as inadequate. This has resulted in people having to drive there and try to leave their vehicles in a totally inadequate parking area. The security procedure at St Augustine's clearly is inadequate and must be improved urgently. They said the new homes would overlook existing homes, and complained there was inadequate parking. He claims parking facilities are inadequate and signposting of wards is poor. The National Assembly's system of passing legislation has proved inadequate. Safety precautions were inadequate on a building site where a joiner fell eight feet and broke his back. He said government funding was inadequate and had failed to keep up with rising costs. We accused her of giving inadequate funding to our schools but when we requested an interview she declined. In the light of the potential challenge, this is an inadequate response. My Italian was too inadequate to thank her properly yet I owe her a great and undeclared debt. However the quality of the studies was inadequate and more research is needed. Whatever plans that were in place to deal with such a natural disaster have proven inadequate. Synonyms insufficient, not enough, deficient, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, sparse, too little, too few, short, in short supply incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, no good, found wanting, not up to scratch, lacking, leaving much to be desired, unfit, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskilful, inexpert, inept, unproficient, amateurish, substandard, poor, bad, hopeless, useless, inferior 1.1 (of a person) unable to deal with a situation or with life. a sad, solitary, inadequate man I felt like a fraud, inadequate to the task Example sentencesExamples At the same time, he felt inadequate to the task of measuring up to either parent's expectations. Roland, Gabriel and I had been prepared for this battle, but still we were inadequate. The power to make and break little lives can sometimes make people feel inadequate and uncomfortable. Valentine's day may be a conspiracy to make single people feel inadequate. Synonyms incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, no good, found wanting, not up to scratch, lacking, leaving much to be desired, unfit, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskilful, inexpert, inept, unproficient, amateurish, substandard, poor, bad, hopeless, useless, inferior
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