adj.
1 not good enough
VERBS
▪ appear , be , look , prove , seem
▪ become
▪ remain
▪ consider sth , find sth , judge sth , regard sth as , think sth ( esp. BrE )
▪
These precautions have been judged ~.
ADVERB
▪ deeply , grossly , hopelessly , pitifully , seriously , woefully
▪
His salary was pitifully ~ for the needs of his growing family.
▪ completely , entirely , quite ( esp. BrE ), totally , utterly , wholly ( esp. BrE )
▪ simply
▪ increasingly
▪ clearly , manifestly ( esp. BrE ), obviously
▪ notoriously
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
People, despite their intelligence, are curiously ~ at communicating with horses.
▪ for
▪
This computer is clearly ~ for my needs.
2 not able to deal with a situation
VERBS
▪ be , feel , seem
▪
I felt dreadfully ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪
I suddenly felt extremely ~ as I compared myself to him.
▪ deeply , hopelessly
▪ totally , wholly ( esp. BrE )
▪ generally
▪ sexually
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
The helicopters are ~ to the demands of modern combat.
▪
She was ~ to the demands of the job.
Inadequate is used with these nouns: ↑ accommodation , ↑ evidence , ↑ explanation , ↑ facility , ↑ funding , ↑ housing , ↑ investment , ↑ nutrition , ↑ pension , ↑ preparation , ↑ record , ↑ reflection , ↑ response , ↑ safeguard , ↑ sanitation , ↑ service , ↑ supervision , ↑ supply , ↑ training , ↑ ventilation , ↑ wage