Inadequate

/ɪnˈædɪkwət/ adjective

Not enough in amount or quality; not good enough for a particular purpose.

From Latin 'in-' (not) and 'adaequatus' (made equal to), from 'ad-' (to) and 'aequus' (equal). It literally means 'not made equal to the need'.

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