"inadequate" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈædəkwɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inadequate.wav [UK] Forms: inadequate [positive], more inadequate [comparative], most inadequate [superlative]
Etymology: in- + adequate Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|in|adequate}} in- + adequate Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it. Something that is inadequate is lacking.
    Sense id: simple-inadequate-en-adj-EHV1GUkd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with in-
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