Meaning of INADEQUACY
| Pronunciation: | | `in'adikwusee
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- [n] unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
- [n] lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
- [n] a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
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| | Synonyms: | | deficiency, inadequateness, insufficiency, insufficiency |
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| | Antonyms: | | adequacy, adequateness, sufficiency | | |
| | See Also: | | amount, deficit, exiguity, failing, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, unsatisfactoriness, weakness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*ad"e*qua*cy\, n. [From {Inadequate}.]
The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient;
defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged
causes. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
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