Dictionary Entry
inadequate
inadequate is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 22 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
- 2adjective
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
"inadequate training"
"the staff was inadequate"
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- 3adjective
not sufficient to meet a need
"an inadequate income"
"a poor salary"
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