- inadequateness
- noun see inadequate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
inadequateness
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inadequateness — index dearth, deficiency, insufficiency Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Inadequateness — Inadequate In*ad e*quate, a. [Pref. in not + adequate: cf. F. inad[ e]quat.] Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc. Dryden. {In*ad e*quate*ly}, adv.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inadequateness — noun inadequacy … Wiktionary
inadequateness — n. insufficiency; incompetency, ineptness; inability to perform as required; defectiveness … English contemporary dictionary
inadequateness — n. See inadequacy … New dictionary of synonyms
inadequateness — in·adequateness … English syllables
inadequateness — noun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate • Syn: ↑inadequacy • Ant: ↑adequacy (for: ↑inadequacy) • Derivationally related forms: ↑inadequate … Useful english dictionary
inadequacy — noun 1. lack of an adequate quantity or number (Freq. 1) the inadequacy of unemployment benefits • Syn: ↑insufficiency, ↑deficiency • Ant: ↑adequacy, ↑sufficiency ( … Useful english dictionary
Inadequacy — In*ad e*qua*cy, n. [From {Inadequate}.] The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness. [1913 Webster] The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes. Dr. T. Dwight. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Insufficiency — In suf*fi cien*cy, n. [L. insufficientia: cf. F. insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See {Insufficient}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being insufficient; lack of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
