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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
inadequate
    adj 1: lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a
           task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate";
           "she was unequal to the task" [syn: inadequate,
           unequal] [ant: adequate, equal]
    2: 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" [syn: inadequate,
       poor, short]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Inadequate \In*ad"e*quate\, a. [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F.
   inad['e]quat.]
   Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient;
   deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions,
   representations, etc. --Dryden. -- In*ad"e*quate*ly, adv.
   -- In*ad"e*quate*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Inadequate:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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