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unadequate

unadequate is the alternative form of inadequate.

Meaning of inadequate

Adjective

inadequate (comparative more inadequate, superlative most inadequate)

  1. Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
    • inadequate resources

See all 2 meanings of inadequate

Forms of unadequate

comparativemore unadequate
superlativemost unadequate

Origin of unadequate

From un- + adequate.

Words formed from unadequate

Questions about unadequate

What is unadequate the alternative form of?
Unadequate is the alternative form of inadequate.

Words near unadequate in the dictionary

  1. unadducted
  2. unadenylated
  3. unadenylylated
  4. unadept
  5. unadepts
  6. unadequate
  7. unadequately
  8. unadherable
  9. unadhere
  10. unadhered
  11. unadherent

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unadequate (page history and authors); inadequate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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