inadequate

unzureichend

In Menge oder Qualität nicht ausreichend, um einen Bedarf zu decken oder eine Aufgabe richtig zu erfüllen.

In einfachem Englisch: Too little or too poor to meet a need or do a job properly.

• The food supply was inadequate.
• They received inadequate training for the job.
• Is this amount inadequate for your needs?

So benutzt man es: inadequate for something (Our water supply is inadequate for a town this size.)

Synonyme: insufficient, not enough, unsatisfactory

Gegenteile: adequate, sufficient

Häufige Wendungen: inadequate supplies, inadequate funding, inadequate for something, inadequate resources