inadequate

/ɪˈnædɪkwət/ adjective

Definition

QUALITY › not good enough or too low in quality: inadequate facilities/training Our equipment is totally inadequate for a job like this.

AMOUNT › not enough: inadequate funds

inadequately adverb

(Definition of inadequate adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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