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- Dictionaryinadequately/ɪnˈadɪkwətli/
adverb
- 1. in a way that lacks the quality or quantity required; unsatisfactorily: "a hastily trained, inadequately equipped army"
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INADEQUATELY definition: 1. in a way that is not good enough or too low in quality: 2. in a way that is too small in…. Learn more.
not good enough or too low in quality: woefully inadequate This work is woefully (= extremely) inadequate - you'll have to do it again. C1. too small in amount: She rejected the $2 million offer as totally inadequate. not confident enough to deal with a situation:
: not adequate : not enough or good enough : insufficient. inadequate equipment. also : not capable. was inadequate as a leader. inadequately adverb. inadequateness noun. Synonyms. deficient. insufficient. lacking. low. scarce. short. shy. wanting. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of inadequate in a Sentence.
INADEQUATELY meaning: 1. in a way that is not good enough or too low in quality: 2. in a way that is too small in…. Learn more.
4 days ago · Definitions of inadequately. adverb. in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree. “the temporary camps were inadequately equipped”. see more. see less. antonyms: adequately. in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree.
If someone feels inadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general. I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up. Mary Ann felt painfully inadequate in the crisis. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Synonyms for INADEQUATELY: poorly, badly, bad, unsatisfactorily, horribly, deficiently, incorrectly, terribly; Antonyms of INADEQUATELY: adequately, well, satisfactorily, fine, nicely, acceptably, appropriately, correctly.
