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# inadequate

«inadequate» in Mova's school dictionary: **needed: inadequate food** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (inadequate, more inadequate)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not enough, or not good enough for what is needed: inadequate food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadequate/#m1)

2) (feeling) Feeling not good or able enough: feel inadequate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadequate/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In reports and science (inadequate data), in history (inadequate food in a famine), and in feelings about yourself. Phrases: inadequate for, feel inadequate, totally inadequate.

### examples

- The old bridge was inadequate for heavy lorries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadequate/#x1)
- The refugees had inadequate shelter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadequate/#x2)
- The answer was inadequate: it needed more detail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadequate/#x3)
- Everyone feels inadequate sometimes, it's normal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadequate/#x4)
- The lighting was inadequate for reading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadequate/#x5)
- Inadequate sleep makes it hard to concentrate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadequate/#x6)

### note

Opposite: adequate (enough). Adverb: inadequately. Say in-AD-i-kwit. Formal; in everyday talk say not enough.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «inadequate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inadequate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.