Associations to the word «Inadequacy»

Wiktionary

INADEQUACY, noun. The state of being inadequate.
INADEQUACY, noun. A shortage of required material.
INADEQUACY, noun. A lack of competence or ability.

Dictionary definition

INADEQUACY, noun. Lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits".
INADEQUACY, noun. A lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents".
INADEQUACY, noun. Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.