Definitions for inadéquate
ɪnˈæd ɪ kwɪtin·adéquate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inadequate, unequaladjective

   lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

   "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

2. inadequate, poor, shortadjective

   not sufficient to meet a need

   "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inadequateadjective

   Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inadequateadjective

   Not equal to the purpose; defective; falling below the due proportion.

   Etymology: in and adæquatus, Latin.

   Remorse for vice
   Not paid, or paid inadequate in price,
   What farther means can reason now direct? Dryden.

   Inadequate ideas are such, which are but a partial or incomplete representation of those archetypes to which they are referred. John Locke.

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1. inadequate

   Inadequate is an adjective used to describe something that is insufficient or not enough in quantity or quality. It refers to anything that does not meet the requirements, standards, or needs that are expected or necessary.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Inadequateadjective

   not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc

2. Etymology: [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inadquat.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inadequate

   in-ad′e-kwāt, adj. insufficient.—ns. Inad′equacy, Inad′equateness, insufficiency.—adv. Inad′equately.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inadéquate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3971

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inadéquate' in Adjectives Frequency: #535

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inadéquate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inadéquate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of inadéquate in a Sentence

1. The IIF:

   From this perspective, continued large capital outflows could lower the country’s official reserves to a level that is regarded as inadequate without a serious tightening of capital controls.

2. Vappala Balachandran:

   Our data( on laborers) working abroad, especially in the Gulf, who are usually targeted for joining IS, is woefully inadequate, this is a serious cause for worry.

3. Kendall Coffey:

   Obviously, if this were Donald trump or Bill Gates accused of a crime, that would be grossly inadequate, but you cannot set a bond that a person could not possibly come up with.

4. Obstetrics Gynecology:

   I think it's also important to keep in mind that the risks of any medication -- whether it's ondansetron or any other medication -- need to be balanced against the risks of inadequate treatment or no treatment, particularly in those patients that have severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, or hyperemesis gravidarum, those conditions carry some real risks themselves -- dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities -- and a lot of these patients require admission to the hospital if they're not adequately treated.

5. Otis Brawley:

   We have a large number of people who, even though they get health care, they get inadequate health care -- or, less than high quality health care, if we could improve those logistics, we could decrease the death rate from cancer even more.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inadéquate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inadequate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inadéquate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inadéquate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=inadéquate
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=inadéquate