inadequate
/ˌɪˈnædəkwət/ih-NA-duh-kwuht
/ˌɪˈnædəkwət/ih-NA-duh-kwuht
Meaningnot equal to
Common meaning: not enough, or not good enough
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- adto, towards
- equflat, even; matched in size or worthLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 56 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘in, into’ + ‘to, towards’ + ‘flat, even’ → inadequate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin aequus ‘flat, even; matched in size or worth’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry aequus, p. 56 · dictionary scan
Roots
- aequus, -a, -um Latin “flat, even; matched in size or worth”
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