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Inadequate

/ɪnˈædəkwət/
When something is not good enough or fails to meet a standard or requirement.

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Examples:

Surely your questions were very inadequate."

The team felt the resources were inadequate for the task.

He received inadequate feedback from his superiors.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from Latin inaequatus, where in- means not and aequatus means made equal. The word evolved in the mid-17th century.

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