English-Thai Dictionary

inadequate

ADJ ไม่ พอเพียง  ไม่ดี พอ  deficient insufficient adequate sufficient mai-por-piang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INADEQUATE

a.[in and adequate. L. adoequatus, from adoequo, to equal. ] 1. Not equal to the purpose; insufficient to effect the object; unequal; as inadequate power, strength, resources.
2. Not equal to the real state or condition of a thing; not just or in due proportion; partial; incomplete; as inadequate ideas of God, of his perfections, or moral government; an inadequate compensation for services.
3. Incomplete; defective; not just; as inadequate representation or description.

 

INADEQUATELY

adv. Not fully or sufficiently; not completely.

 

INADEQUATENESS

n.The quality of being inadequate; inadequacy; inequality; incompleteness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INADEQUATE

In *ad "e *quate, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inadéquat. ]

 

Defn: Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc. Dryden. -- In *ad "e *quate *ly, adv. -- In *ad "e *quate *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inadequate

in ad e quate |inˈadikwət ɪnˈædɪkwət | ▶adjective lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose: these labels prove to be wholly inadequate | inadequate funding. • (of a person ) unable to deal with a situation or with life: a sad, solitary, inadequate man | I felt like a fraud, inadequate to the task. DERIVATIVES in ad e quate ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

inadequate

in |ad ¦equate |ɪnˈadɪkwət | ▶adjective lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose: these labels prove to be wholly inadequate | inadequate funding. • (of a person ) unable to deal with a situation or with life: a sad, solitary, inadequate man | I felt like a fraud, inadequate to the task. DERIVATIVES inadequately adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inadequate

inadequate adjective 1 inadequate water supplies: insufficient, deficient, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, sparse, in short supply; paltry, meager, niggardly, beggarly, limited; informal measly, pathetic; formal exiguous. ANTONYMS sufficient. 2 an inadequate typist: incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, unfit, unacceptable, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskillful, inexpert, inept, amateurish, substandard, poor, useless, inferior; informal not up to scratch, not up to snuff, no great shakes, lame, shabby. ANTONYMS competent.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inadequate

inadequate adjective 1 inadequate water supplies | inadequate wages: insufficient, not enough, deficient, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, sparse, too little, too few, short, in short supply; paltry, meagre, niggardly; skimpy, sketchy, incomplete, restricted, limited; informal measly, pathetic, piddling; rare exiguous. ANTONYMS adequate, sufficient. 2 inadequate staff: incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, no good, found wanting, not up to scratch, lacking, leaving much to be desired, unfit, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskilful, inexpert, inept, unproficient, amateurish, substandard, poor, bad, hopeless, useless, inferior; impotent, powerless; informal not up to snuff, lousy; Brit. informal duff, not much cop, no great shakes; vulgar slang half-arsed. ANTONYMS competent.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inadequate

in ad e quate /ɪnǽdɪkwət /形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈能力 量 大きさなどが 〉 «…にとって /…するのに » 十分でない, 足りない ; 不適当な (insufficient ) «for /to do » (↔adequate )▸ Voice recognition technology is inadequate for general use .音声認識技術は一般的な利用にはまだ不十分である 2 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉【責務などに 】不適格な, 無能な, 無力な «to , for » .～ly 副詞 不十分に, 不適当に .