inadequate

be inadequate to do sth.

inadequate investment in new plant.

a sad, solitary, inadequate man.

inarticulate complaints of inadequate remuneration.

He is a great tactician, but an inadequate strategist.

I felt like a fraud, inadequate to the task.

they are being overcharged for an inadequate service.

Many illnesses are the re-sult of inadequate sanita -tion.

She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.

underutilization of or inadequate manufacturing capacity and labor stoppages;

The causes of social distress include inadequate housing.

His wages were pitifully inadequate for the needs of his growing family.

Killers with inadequate，rageful personalities，who“snapped”.

"I felt inadequate in my new job, so I left of my own accord."

For the wells with inadequate liquid supplies，speed-adjustable motors and intelligent intermissive pumping technology should be used.

Many uncertain factors are involved in seismic performance evaluation and the probabilistic results drawn from inadequate information are suspectable.

The monitoring on the performance of the sub-contractors was also inadequate, resulting in the employment of untrained and inexperienced riggers and signaller in rigging and lifting operations.

Existing laws for co-operatives and mutual companies are inadequate.

Now, when there's not enough active vitamin D, calcium or phosphate, there's inadequate mineralization.

This bill lost because it was woefully inadequate.

I agree, the pension system is woefully inadequate.

[B]. the inadequate funding from Congress.

He must feel terribly inadequate to shake hands like that.

We lie because we don't want to feel so inadequate.

In certain extreme situations, the law is inadequate.

This includes poor infrastructure, inadequate funding, and heavy rain that could complicate election logistics.

The ranking Republican on her committee called the administration's budget request woefully inadequate and detached from reality.