inadequate

Meanings

• Adjective

  Lacking sufficient or the necessary amount, quality, or quantity.

  - "The food was inadequate for the number of guests."
  - "The student's performance was inadequate to pass the exam."
  - "The company's profits were inadequate to cover the losses."

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Synonyms

deficient , insufficient

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with inadequate
adequate , cacique , equate , iniquate , mate , nate , orate , perpetuate , rate , satiate , state , tate

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Variants

List of all variants of inadequate that leads to same result
inadequate , inadequately , inadequateness , inadequatenesses

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Etymology

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From Old French 'inadequable', from 'in' meaning 'not' and 'adequare' meaning 'make equal' or 'correspond'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'inadequate' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

2. In mathematics, the term 'inadequate' is used to describe a set that does not contain all the elements of another set.

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Related Concepts

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1. insufficient: Related concept that shares a similar meaning with 'inadequate'. Both terms refer to a lack or deficiency.

2. deficient: Another term related to 'inadequate' that means having an incomplete or inadequate amount or quality of something.

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Culture

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The term 'inadequate' has been used extensively in literature and art to portray characters or situations that lack something essential. For instance, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment,' the protagonist Raskolnikov is described as feeling inadequate and unworthy.

How to Memorize "inadequate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a situation where you are at a dinner party and there isn't enough food for everyone. Visualize the disappointed faces of the guests as they realize the food is inadequate.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'inadequate' with the word 'unsatisfactory'. When you come across a situation or object that is unsatisfactory, remember that it is also inadequate.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: I - Insufficient, A - Amount, D - Deficient, A - Adequate, Q - Quality.

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