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Disproportionate vs Inadequate - What's the difference?

disproportionate | inadequate |

As adjectives the difference between disproportionate and inadequate

is that disproportionate is not proportionate while inadequate is .

As a verb disproportionate

is (chemistry) to undergo disproportionation.

disproportionate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not proportionate.
  • Out of proportion.

    • Verb

    (disproportionat)
  • (chemistry) To undergo disproportionation

    • inadequate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
  • * 2013 June 18, , " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
    • In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate .