Synonym: deficient, insufficient, lacking, short of, unsatisfactory, wanting. Antonym: adequate. Similar words: adequate, equation, loquat, in advance, equal, in addition, in advance of, inadvertent. Meaning: ['ɪn'ædɪkwət] 
adj. 1. (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task 2. not sufficient to meet a need.
adj. 1. (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task 2. not sufficient to meet a need. 
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211. The empirical relations are quite arbitrary and sometimes inadequate.
212. Nuisance law proved inadequate to control widespread pollution from multiple sources.
213. The coverage of the subject in his botany text is inadequate.
214. However, income as conventionally measured is inadequate in this context.
215. Persistent damage or inadequate healing may lead to chronic lameness.
216. The most efficient antibiotic cannot compensate for inadequate and poor surgical technique.
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