SuaviloquyToday’s word

inadequate

Inadequate, a.

Etymology: [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inadéquat.]

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.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists inadequate only as an antonym, under adequate, plentiful, radical.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given