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inadequacy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inadequacy \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inadequacy n 1: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" [syn: {insufficiency}, {deficiency}] [ant: {sufficiency}, {sufficiency}] 2: a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents" [syn: {insufficiency}] 3: unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate [syn: {inadequateness}] [ant: {adequacy}]
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