| aplastic anemia |
a type of anemia caused by inadequate production of leukocytes, platelets, and the like by the bone marrow. |
| beggar |
to cause to seem inadequate. [1/4 definitions] |
| beggarly |
very inadequate; measly. [1/2 definitions] |
| complain |
to express such negative feelings habitually or with inadequate cause. [1/3 definitions] |
| condemn |
to express extreme disapproval of; declare to be wrong, inadequate, or evil. [1/5 definitions] |
| deficient |
inadequate in amount or extent. [1/2 definitions] |
| flimsy |
lacking soundness or credibility; inadequate. [1/3 definitions] |
| inadequacy |
the condition, fact, or an instance of being inadequate. |
| insufficient |
inadequate in number, degree, amount, or quality; not sufficient. |
| lame |
weak or inadequate. [1/4 definitions] |
| leak |
in electronics or electrical transmission, the loss of electrical current, usu. resulting from inadequate insulation. [1/10 definitions] |
| malnutrition |
poor or inadequate nutrition. |
| measly |
(informal) ridiculously inadequate or unsatisfactory; paltry. [1/2 definitions] |
| mockery |
something absurdly inadequate or offensively unfitting. [1/4 definitions] |
| pathetic |
miserably ineffective or inadequate; worthy of arousing scorn or ridicule. [1/2 definitions] |
| Potemkin village |
a false front or facade, usu. built or created to conceal something shabby or inadequate. |
| put to shame |
to make (someone or something) appear inadequate by comparison. [1/2 definitions] |
| railroad |
(informal) to accuse or convict (someone) unjustly, esp. with inadequate evidence. [1/5 definitions] |
| reject |
something discarded or returned as being defective or inadequate. [1/5 definitions] |
| scant |
to supply with an inadequate or barely adequate quantity or amount. [1/6 definitions] |
| smattering |
a small or inadequate amount, esp. of knowledge of a subject. |