inadequacy
noun
Also inadequateness the state or condition of being inadequate; insufficiency.
inadequacies
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pluralof inadequacy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Tenor Ryan Bryce Johnson displayed comic flair as Neal, who covers his inadequacies with tall tales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
States that agreed to it would provide voter lists to the Justice Department, which would then look for any “insufficiencies, inadequacies, deficiencies, anomalies, or concerns.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
But in practice, it has often led to long environmental reports, studies and reviews, that are sometimes followed by lawsuits over possible inadequacies that can require a restart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
The review said most of problems with data resulted from "inadequacies" in the way the agency plans and makes decisions.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
Recognizing the inadequacies of postmodern history of science does not mean that we should simply go back to Kuhn or to Koyré.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
