inadequate

Oxford American Dictionary
inadequate
- IPA[inˈadəkwət]
美式
- adj.
  
  lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose；(of a person) unable to deal with a situation or with life
- 釋義
adj.
形容詞
1. lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose these labels prove to be wholly inadequate inadequate funding 同義詞 insufficient, not enough, deficient, poor, scant, ... 更多scanty, scarce, sparse, too little, too few, short, in short supply, paltry, meager, niggardly, skimpy, sketchy, incomplete, restricted, limited, informalmeasly, pathetic, piddling, rareexiguous反義詞 adequate, sufficient
▪ (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 同義詞 incompetent, incapable, unsatisfactory, not good enough, no good, ... 更多found wanting, not up to scratch, lacking, leaving much to be desired, unfit, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unskillful, inexpert, inept, unproficient, amateurish, substandard, poor, bad, hopeless, useless, inferior, impotent, powerless, informalnot up to snuff, lousy, duff, not much cop, no great shakes, vulgar slanghalf-arsed, half-assed反義詞 competent
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inadequate
IPA[ɪnˈadɪkwət]
英式
adj.
lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose: these labels prove to be wholly inadequate inadequate funding
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