inadequate

insuficiente, inadecuado

Que no alcanza en cantidad o calidad para cubrir una necesidad o hacer bien una tarea.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: inadequate for something (Our water supply is inadequate for a town this size.)

Sinónimos: insufficient, not enough, unsatisfactory

Antónimos: adequate, sufficient

Expresiones frecuentes: inadequate supplies, inadequate funding, inadequate for something, inadequate resources