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inadeguato

inadequate

adjective ee-nah-deh-GWAH-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

insufficient

Usage Note

Inadeguato agrees in gender and number: inadeguata, inadeguati, inadeguate. It can describe resources, skills, or people falling short of what is needed. Do not confuse with inappropriato (inappropriate/unsuitable in a social sense): inadeguato focuses on insufficiency, inappropriato on unsuitability.

Examples

"La sua preparazione è risultata inadeguata."

Natural Translation

His preparation turned out to be inadequate.

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