Inadequate: alternatives and connections

Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, defic…

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Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, defic…

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Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or mo…

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Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or mo…

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Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.

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Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.

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Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality.

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Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality.

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of Lack

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of Lack

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Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.

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Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.

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Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

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Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

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of Want

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of Want

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The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expen…

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The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expen…

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The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.

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The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.

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Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.

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Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.

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Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like; as, the fingers…

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Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.

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Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.

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