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Definitions for: Inadequacy
[n] unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate
[n] lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
[n] a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"
Webster (1913) Definition: In*ad"e*qua*cy, n. [From Inadequate.]
The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient;
defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged
causes. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
Synonyms: deficiency, inadequateness, insufficiency, insufficiency
Antonyms: adequacy, adequateness, sufficiency
See Also: amount, deficit, exiguity, failing, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, shortfall, unsatisfactoriness, weakness
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