"inadequate" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inadequate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more inadequate [comparative], most inadequate [superlative]
Etymology: in- + adequate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|adequate}} in- + adequate Head templates: {{en-adj}} inadequate (comparative more inadequate, superlative most inadequate)
  1. Not adequate; not fit for the purpose. Derived forms: inadequately Related terms: inadequacy Translations (Not adequate): неподходящ (nepodhodjašt) (Bulgarian), незадоволителен (nezadovolitelen) (Bulgarian), inadequat (Catalan), 不適當 (Chinese Mandarin), 不适当 (bùshìdāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 不足 (bùzú) (english: insufficient) (Chinese Mandarin), 不夠 (Chinese Mandarin), 不够 (bùgòu) (Chinese Mandarin), onvoldoende (Dutch), inadequaat (Dutch), ontoereikend (Dutch), ongeschikt (Dutch), ónøktandi (Faroese), vantandi (Faroese), ikki nøktandi (Faroese), puutteellinen (Finnish), sopimaton (Finnish), vaillinainen (Finnish), riittämätön (Finnish), inadéquat (French), inadecuado (Galician), არაადეკვატური (araadeḳvaṭuri) (Georgian), შეუსაბამო (šeusabamo) (Georgian), შეუფერებელი (šeuperebeli) (Georgian), არაშესატყვისი (arašesaṭq̇visi) (Georgian), არასაკმარისი (arasaḳmarisi) (Georgian), არათანაშეზომილი (aratanašezomili) (Georgian), არასრულფასოვანი (arasrulpasovani) (Georgian), unzureichend (German), unzulänglich (German), unangemessen (German), ungeeignet (German), inadäquat (German), inadekvát (Hungarian), alkalmatlan (Hungarian), elégtelen (Hungarian), inadeguato (Italian), 不適当 (futekitō) (alt: ふてきとう) (Japanese), 不十分 (fujūbun) (english: insufficient) (alt: ふじゅうぶん) (Japanese), 부족(不足)하다 (bujokhada) (Korean), 부적절(不適切)하다 (bujeokjeolhada) (Korean), exiguus (Latin), неадеква́тен (neadekváten) (Macedonian), недо́волен (nedóvolen) (Macedonian), непо́годен (nepógoden) (Macedonian), utilstrekkelig (Norwegian Bokmål), nie na poziomie (Polish), na złym poziomie (Polish), niewystarczający (Polish), niedostateczny (Polish), inadequado (Portuguese), inadecvat (Romanian), neadecvat (Romanian), nepotrivit (Romanian), неадеква́тный (neadɛkvátnyj) (Russian), недоста́точный (nedostátočnyj) (english: insufficient) (Russian), अपर्याप्त (aparyāpta) (Sanskrit), inadecuado (Spanish), disapat (Tagalog), yetersiz (Turkish), az (Turkish), kıt (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-inadequate-en-adj-NrhSbKmK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 80 20 Synonyms: insufficient, deficient, inadequate, awanting, deficient, dismal, exiguous, geason [UK, dialectal], inadequate, insufficient, lank [obsolete], lean, meager, measly, paltry, raunchy, scant, scanty, scarce, skimpy, sleazy, slender [figuratively], spare, sparse, threadbare [figuratively], unsufficient, wanting, wanty [UK, dialectal]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inadæquate [archaic]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inadequate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: inadequates [plural]
Etymology: in- + adequate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|adequate}} in- + adequate Head templates: {{en-noun}} inadequate (plural inadequates)
  1. A person who is inadequate.
    Sense id: en-inadequate-en-noun-VLZEGk4l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inadæquate [archaic]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "araadeḳvaṭuri",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "roman": "arašesaṭq̇visi",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "არაშესატყვისი"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "arasaḳmarisi",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "არასაკმარისი"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "aratanašezomili",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "არათანაშეზომილი"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "arasrulpasovani",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "არასრულფასოვანი"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "unzureichend"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "unzulänglich"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "unangemessen"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "ungeeignet"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "inadekvát"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "alkalmatlan"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "elégtelen"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "inadeguato"
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          "alt": "ふてきとう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "futekitō",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "不適当"
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        {
          "alt": "ふじゅうぶん",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "insufficient",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fujūbun",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "不十分"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bujokhada",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "부족(不足)하다"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bujeokjeolhada",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "부적절(不適切)하다"
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        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "exiguus"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "neadekváten",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "неадеква́тен"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nedóvolen",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "недо́волен"
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        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nepógoden",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "непо́годен"
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          "code": "nb",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "utilstrekkelig"
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        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "nie na poziomie"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
          "word": "nepotrivit"
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          "roman": "neadɛkvátnyj",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Not adequate",
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    },
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      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "不適當"
    },
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      "word": "不适当"
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      "word": "不足"
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      "roman": "bùgòu",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "不够"
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    },
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    },
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      "code": "nl",
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    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
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      "sense": "Not adequate",
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      "code": "fo",
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      "sense": "Not adequate",
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    {
      "code": "fo",
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      "sense": "Not adequate",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "puutteellinen"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "sopimaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "vaillinainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "riittämätön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "inadéquat"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "inadecuado"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "araadeḳvaṭuri",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "არაადეკვატური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "šeusabamo",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "შეუსაბამო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šeuperebeli",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "შეუფერებელი"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "arašesaṭq̇visi",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "არაშესატყვისი"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "arasaḳmarisi",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "არასაკმარისი"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "არათანაშეზომილი"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "არასრულფასოვანი"
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      "code": "de",
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "unangemessen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "Not adequate",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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    },
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "inadekvát"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "alkalmatlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "elégtelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "inadeguato"
    },
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      "alt": "ふてきとう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "futekitō",
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      "word": "不適当"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふじゅうぶん",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fujūbun",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "不十分"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "bujokhada",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "부족(不足)하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bujeokjeolhada",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "부적절(不適切)하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "exiguus"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "neadekváten",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "неадеква́тен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nedóvolen",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "недо́волен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nepógoden",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "непо́годен"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "utilstrekkelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "nie na poziomie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "na złym poziomie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "niewystarczający"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "niedostateczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "inadequado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "inadecvat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "neadecvat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "nepotrivit"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neadɛkvátnyj",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "неадеква́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "insufficient",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedostátočnyj",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "недоста́точный"
    },
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "aparyāpta",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "अपर्याप्त"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "inadecuado"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "disapat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "yetersiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "az"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Not adequate",
      "word": "kıt"
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