INADEQUATE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • (sometimes followed by `to”) not meeting the requirements especially of a task
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • inadequate training
   • the staff was inadequate
   • she was inadequate to the job
   
   Antonym(s)
   • adequate (what does adequate mean?)
   
   Similar To
   • deficient (what does deficient mean?)
   • lacking(p) (what does lacking(p) mean?)
   • wanting(p) (what does wanting(p) mean?)
   • incapable (what does incapable mean?)
   • incompetent (what does incompetent mean?)
   • unequal to(p) (what does unequal to(p) mean?)
   • short-handed (what does short-handed mean?)
   • short-staffed (what does short-staffed mean?)
   • undermanned (what does undermanned mean?)
   • understaffed (what does understaffed mean?)
   
   See Also
   • unsatisfactory (what does unsatisfactory mean?)
   
   Attribute(s)
   • adequacy (what does adequacy mean?)
   • adequateness (what does adequateness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not sufficient to meet a need
   
   Synonym(s)
   • poor (what does poor mean?)
   • short (what does short mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • an inadequate income
   • a poor salary
   • money is short
   • on short rations
   • food is in short supply
   • short on experience
   
   Similar To
   • insufficient (what does insufficient mean?)
   • deficient (what does deficient mean?)