inadequate
/ɪnˈæd·ɪ·kwət/ adjDefinition
› too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough: an inadequate income/offer I feel inadequate when I talk to Miranda about art because she knows so much. inadequacy /ɪnˈæd·ɪ·kwə·si/ n [C/U] › [C] She’s frustrated by the inadequacies of language. inadequately /ɪnˈæd·ɪ·kwət·li/ adv › The research is inadequately funded.
(Definition of inadequate adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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