In-ād'e-quate, a.

a. [Prefix in, not, and adequate; Fr. inadéquat, Sp. inadecuado, It. inadeguato.] Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient to effect the object; unequal; incomplete; defective; as, inadequate resources, power, ideas, representations, and the like.

Synonyms— Unequal; incommensurate; disproportionate; insufficient; incompetent; incapable.