INADEQUACY
Scrabble letter values: I1N1A1D2E1Q10U1A1C3Y4 = 25
Definition
- noun lack of an adequate quantity or number. — synonyms: insufficiency, deficiency
- noun a lack of competence. — synonyms: insufficiency
- noun unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate. — synonyms: inadequateness
Examples
- “the inadequacy of unemployment benefits”
- “pointed out the insufficiencies in my report”
- “juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents”