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inadequate

/ɪnˈædəkwɪt/ adjectif B2

En français : inadéquat

  1. Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose. · inadequate resources· inadequate representation
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In an incoherent and, as I deeply feel, an entirely inadequate fashion, I have endeavoured to give some account of my strange experiences in his company from the chance which first brought us together at the period of the “Study in Scarlet,” up to the time of his interference in the matter of the “Naval Treaty”—an interference which had the unquestionable effect of preventing a serious international complication.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 101 · B2
But surely such an explanation as that would be quite inadequate to account for the deep and subtle scheming which seemed to be weaving an invisible net round the young baronet.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 77 · C1
Gardiner, who, fatigued by the exercise of the morning, found Elizabeth’s arm inadequate to her support, and consequently preferred her husband’s.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 287 · B2
Before the late nineteenth century, existing dictionaries were largely inadequate, failing to capture the dynamic evolution of the English language.
A Dictionary Built by the People, p. 1 · C1

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