inadequate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·ad·equate AW BrE [ɪnˈædɪkwət] NAmE [ɪnˈædɪkwət] adjective
1. not enough; not good enough
•inadequate supplies
•~ for sth The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform.
•~ to do sth The food supplies are inadequate to meet the needs of the hungry.
Opp: ↑adequate
2. (of people)not able, or not confident enough, to deal with a situation
Syn: ↑incompetent
•I felt totally inadequate as a parent.
Derived Word: ↑inadequately

Thesaurus:
inadequate [inadequate inadequately] adj.
•The food supplies were quite inadequate for 1 000 people.
lacking • • scant • • paltry • |BrE meagre • |AmE meager • |formal insufficient • • deficient •
Opp: adequate
inadequate/insufficient for sth
inadequate/insufficient to do sth
a/an inadequate/meagre/paltry/insufficient amount/level/number
Inadequate or insufficient? Insufficient emphasizes the quantity or strength of sth; inadequate often emphasizes the quality as well as the quantity
•insufficient money/attention
• inadequate understanding/training


Example Bank:
•His wages were pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.
•I felt dreadfully inadequate.
•I suddenly felt extremely inadequate as I compared myself to him.
•People, despite their intelligence, are curiously inadequate at communicating with horses.
•She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.
•The helicopters are inadequate to the demands of modern combat.
•The staff at the consulate seemed not only insensitive, but professionally inadequate.
•These precautions have been judged inadequate.
•This computer is clearly inadequate for my needs.
•They are blaming their failure on inadequate preparation.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  poor, short, unequal
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  adequate, equal