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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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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 []

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slender

English

Etymology

From Middle English slendre, sclendre, from Old French esclendre (thin, slender), from Old Dutch slinder (thin, lank), from Proto-Germanic *slindraz (sliding, slippery), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyd?- (to slip). Cognate with Bavarian Schlenderling (that which dangles), German schlendern (to saunter, stroll), Dutch slidderen, slinderen (to wriggle, creep like a serpent), Low German slindern (to slide on ice). More at slide, slither.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sl?nd?/
  • (General American) enPR: sl?n?d?r, IPA(key): /?sl?nd?/
  • Rhymes: -?nd?(?)
  • Hyphenation: slen?der

Adjective

slender (comparative slenderer, superlative slenderest)

  1. Thin; slim.
  2. (figuratively) meagre; deficient
    Being a person of slender means, he was unable to afford any luxuries.
  3. (Gaelic languages) Palatalized.

Synonyms

  • (thin): lithe, svelte, willowy; see also Thesaurus:slender
  • (meagre): insufficient, scarce, sparse; see also Thesaurus:inadequate

Antonyms

  • (palatalized): broad
  • See also Thesaurus:obese

Derived terms

  • slender reed

Translations

Anagrams

  • lenders, relends

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