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inadequacy (encz) | inadequacy,neschopnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Inadequacy (gcide) | Inadequacy \In*ad"e*qua*cy\, n. [From Inadequate.]
The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient;
defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
[1913 Webster]
The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged
causes. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
[1913 Webster] |
inadequacy (wn) | inadequacy
n 1: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of
unemployment benefits" [syn: insufficiency, inadequacy,
deficiency] [ant: adequacy, sufficiency]
2: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my
report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in
the parents" [syn: insufficiency, inadequacy]
3: unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate [syn:
inadequacy, inadequateness] [ant: adequacy,
adequateness] |
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