inadequate

adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements

especially of a task; "inadequate training"; "the

staff was inadequate"; "she was inadequate to the job"

[ant: {adequate}]

2: not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a

poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food

is in short supply"; "short on experience" [syn: {poor}, {short}]