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inadequate
English
Alternative forms
- inadæquate (archaic)
Etymology
in- +? adequate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?æd?kw?t/
- Hyphenation: in?ad?e?quate
Adjective
inadequate (comparative more inadequate, superlative most inadequate)
- Not adequate; not fit for the purpose
- Synonyms: insufficient, deficient; see also Thesaurus:inadequate
- 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate.
Translations
Noun
inadequate (plural inadequates)
- An individual who is inadequate.
- 2012, Norman T. Feather, The Psychological Impact of Unemployment
- Thus, at some critical level of unemployment, “the unemployed” becomes a negative reference group of inadequates, the hardcore unemployed […]
- 2012, Norman T. Feather, The Psychological Impact of Unemployment
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failing
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?fe?.l??/
- Rhymes: -e?l??
Verb
failing
- present participle of fail
Noun
failing (plural failings)
- weakness; defect
- His worst failing is his temper.
Translations
Preposition
failing
- if the preferred or prior option is not possible
- A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.
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