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单词 inadequately
释义

inadequate

adjective

in·​ad·​e·​quate (ˌ)i-ˈna-di-kwət How to pronounce inadequate (audio)
: 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
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Example Sentences

These supplies are inadequate to meet our needs. We were given very inadequate information. I felt inadequate to the task. Her brother's success and popularity always made her feel inadequate.
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Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

inadequate

adjective

in·​ad·​e·​quate i-ˈna-di-kwət How to pronounce inadequate (audio)
: not enough or not good enough
an inadequate supply
an inadequate excuse

Medical Definition

inadequate 1 of 2

adjective

in·​ad·​e·​quate -i-kwət How to pronounce inadequate (audio)
1
: not adequate : deficient
an inadequate dose
inadequate perfusion
inadequate diets
2
: lacking the capacity for psychological maturity or adequate social adjustment
an inadequate personality

inadequate

2 of 2

noun

: one who is inadequate especially in terms of social adjustment

inadequately

adverb

as in poorly
in an unsatisfactory way she did the job quickly, but inadequately

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • poorly
  • bad
  • badly
  • unsatisfactorily
  • deficiently
  • horribly
  • incorrectly
  • terribly
  • lousily
  • inappropriately
  • abysmally
  • atrociously
  • disastrously
  • deplorably
  • dreadfully
  • insufficiently
  • awfully
  • horrifically
  • horrendously
  • unsuitably
  • wretchedly
  • grossly
  • unacceptably
  • execrably
  • damnably
  • shoddily
  • indecently
  • intolerably
  • vulgarly
  • egregiously
  • unbearably
  • miserably
  • reprehensibly
  • scantily
  • rottenly
  • flagrantly
  • detestably
  • abominably
  • meagerly
  • vilely
  • shabbily
  • sparely
  • naughtily
  • skimpily
  • odiously
  • unspeakably
  • stingily
  • inferiorly
  • sleazily
  • niggardly
  • trashily
  • scantly
  • meanly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • adequately
  • well
  • satisfactorily
  • acceptably
  • appropriately
  • nicely
  • fine
  • correctly
  • tolerably
  • passably
  • decently
  • suitably
  • okay
  • good
  • rightly
  • fittingly
  • felicitously
  • all right
  • decorously
  • seemly
  • palatably
  • faithfully
  • ideally
  • precisely
  • respectably
  • congruously
  • exactly
  • so-so
  • meetly
  • OK
  • satisfyingly
  • gratifyingly
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