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inadequacy|ɪnˈædɪkwəsɪ|
[f. next, after adequacy.]
The condition or quality of being inadequate; insufficiency.
1787Bonnycastle Astron. xv. 244 The inadequacy of his natural powers. 1818Scott Rob Roy xvii, My own inadequacy to sustain the task of a dissembler. 1834Pringle Afr. Sk. ix. 291 The inadequacy of the income for the support of a family. 1879Froude Cæsar i. 2 Inadequacy to some unforeseen position. |