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Charles Babbage

Meaning of "inadequate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INADEQUATE

inadequate  [ɪnˈædɪkwɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INADEQUATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inadequate is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INADEQUATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inadequate in the English dictionary

The definition of inadequate in the dictionary is not adequate; insufficient. Other definition of inadequate is not capable or competent; lacking.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INADEQUATE


acquit
əˈkwɪt
adequate
ˈædɪkwɪt
banquet
ˈbæŋkwɪt
dewitt
dɪˈwɪt
dimwit
ˈdɪmˌwɪt
fuckwit
ˈfʌkwɪt
godwit
ˈɡɒdwɪt
grassquit
ˈɡrɑːsˌkwɪt
halfwit
ˈhɑːfˌwɪt
nitwit
ˈnɪtˌwɪt
outwit
ˌaʊtˈwɪt
quight
kwɪt
quit
kwɪt
requit
riːˈkwɪt
squit
skwɪt
torquate
ˈtɔːkwɪt
twit
twɪt
whit
wɪt
wit
wɪt
Witt
wɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INADEQUATE

inactively
inactiveness
inactivity
inadaptable
inadaptation
inadaptive
inadequacy
inadequately
inadequateness
inadmissibility
inadmissible
inadmissibly
inadvertence
inadvertency
inadvertent
inadvertently
inadvisability
inadvisable
inadvisableness
inadvisably

WORDS THAT END LIKE INADEQUATE

accentuate
actuate
antiquate
appropinquate
attenuate
coequate
college graduate
colliquate
eluate
equate
evacuate
evaluate
fluctuate
graduate
liquate
perpetuate
postgraduate
re-evaluate
situate
undergraduate

Synonyms and antonyms of inadequate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INADEQUATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inadequate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inadequate

Translation of «inadequate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INADEQUATE

Find out the translation of inadequate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inadequate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inadequate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不充分的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inadecuado
570 millions of speakers

English

inadequate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपर्याप्त
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

غَيْرُ مُلائِمٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неадекватный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inadequado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপর্যাপ্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inapproprié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak mencukupi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unzulänglich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不十分な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부적당한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

gak cukup
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đầy đủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போதிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपुरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yetersiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inadeguato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieodpowiedni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невідповідний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inadecvat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεπαρκής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onvoldoende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

otillräcklig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utilstrekkelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inadequate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INADEQUATE»

The term «inadequate» is very widely used and occupies the 16.547 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INADEQUATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «inadequate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «inadequate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inadequate

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10 QUOTES WITH «INADEQUATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inadequate.
1
Ansel Adams
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
2
John Adams
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
3
Scott Adams
Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.
4
Charles Babbage
Errors using inadequate data are much less than those using no data at all.
5
Walter Benjamin
The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion.
6
Amit Bhatia
My father-in-law and I always had great interest in Indian sport. At the Athens Olympics, watching the wrestling event, we started discussing the state of Indian sport - inadequate representation, lack of satisfactory results etc. We thought we should do something about it.
7
Charles M. Blow
While the word 'bisexual' was technically correct, I would only slowly come to use it to refer to myself in part because of the derisive connotations. But, in addition, it would seem to me woefully inadequate and impressionistically inaccurate.
8
Eric Bogosian
I know that I'm inadequate, but I never thought that at seventeen. I thought I was doing the best I could. I thought I was being idealistic.
9
Derek Bok
Teaching methods are often inadequate for the goals faculties are trying to achieve. Important courses such as expository writing and foreign languages are frequently taught by untrained graduate students and underpaid adjunct teachers.
10
Bertolt Brecht
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INADEQUATE»

Discover the use of inadequate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inadequate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Price We Pay: Economic and Social Consequences of ...
"Highlights costs of inadequate education, attaching hard numbers to the relationship between educational attainment and critical indicators as income, health, crime, dependence on public assistance, and political participation.
C. R. Belfield, Henry M. Levin, 2007
2
The Inadequate Conception: From Barry White to Blastocytes: ...
I am the no prego pro, infertility warrior, bunless oven, can't-make-a-baby veteran.
Lori Green Leroy, 2010
3
Unemployment Insurance: Trust Fund Reserves Inadequate
Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.
Lawrence H. Thompson, 2011
4
American Samoa: Inadequate Management and Oversight ...
A review of American Samoa's financial practices and the Dept. of the Interior's oversight of budgetary assistance provided to the territory.
General Accounting Office Washington Dc National Security And International A Ffairs Div, 1993
5
Preschool Children with Inadequate Communication
This is one of the largest multidisciplinary studies which has considered the problem of making a diagnosis among these often confusing and difficult to test young children and considers explicitly the practical consequences of using ...
Isabelle Rapin, 1996
6
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 major data sources ...
FMS, however, disagreed with our conclusion that existing data sources are inadequate for implementing DCIA's debtor bar provision and also disagreed with our recommendations intended to improve the effectiveness of FMS's Barring ...
7
Nursing Homes: Complaint Investigation Processes Often ...
State; state auditors' reports from 11 other states were examined; & HCFA's policies & procedures for overseeing state CI activities were also examined. Charts & tables.
William J. Scanlon, 1999
8
Every Inadequate Name
In this, his highly anticipated debut collection of poems, Nick Thran fuses a whimsical pop sensibility with an urgent poetic gravitas that refuses to sell the human heart short.
Nick Thran, 2006
9
Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Actions Needed to Address ...
Since 2001, Congress has appropriated nearly $700 billion for the global war on terrorism.
David M. Walker, 2008
10
Predicting decrements in military performance due to ...
proceedings of a workshop held on October 22-24, 1984. MILITARY FEEDING SYSTEMS Randal Laird This presentation will describe the current doctrine for feeding troops in the field and in combat. At present the doctrine calls for at least  ...
‎1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INADEQUATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inadequate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bristol Southmead Hospital emergency care inadequate - BBC News
Emergency and urgent care at Bristol's new £430m hospital remains inadequate after the latest inspection by a health watchdog. The Care ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Premier League face the threat of losing sponsors over clubs …
Premier League face the threat of losing sponsors over clubs' inadequate provision for disabled fans. Lord Chris Holmes will call on the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Michael Gove wants 'insanitary and inadequate' Victorian prisons …
The Justice Secretary said the current prison estate is "out of date, overcrowded and, in far too many cases, insanitary and inadequate". «BT.com, Jul 15»
4
Tower Bridge Care Home branded 'inadequate' by regulator [17 July …
The Care Quality Commission has rated the Tower Bridge Care Home at Bricklayers Arms as 'inadequate' and has placed the home under ... «London SE1, Jul 15»
5
Sinfin nursery rated inadequate by Ofsted - BBC News
A Derby nursery has been rated as inadequate, with a poor standard of English among staff being cited as one of the problems. Ofsted found ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
Crumbling Victorian jails condemned as 'ageing and insanitary …
The Justice Secretary said he wanted to use money from selling off 'insanitary and inadequate' jails to invest in new modern buildings where ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Boss of 'inadequate' East Sussex hospital trust quits - BBC News
The chief executive of two Sussex hospitals, which the health watchdog said were inadequate, has resigned. Darren Grayson has stepped ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
8
North Shields GP health centre rated 'inadequate' - BBC News
A doctors' surgery has been rated inadequate and put into "special measures" by a health watchdog. The Care Quality Commission inspection ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
9
'Inadequate' rating from Ofsted for Birmingham school
A Birmingham school plunged into special measures during the Trojan Horse scandal has once again been rated 'inadequate' following a ... «Birmingham Post, Jul 15»
10
Mental health ward slammed for 'inadequate' health and safety …
It also slammed the unit's “dirty” utility rooms, inadequate health and safety recording, and poor monitoring of bed occupancy levels. RELATED: ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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