Inadequate vs Insecure - What's the difference?
inadequate | insecure |
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
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Not secure.
Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
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As adjectives the difference between inadequate and insecure
is that inadequate is not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc while insecure is not secure.inadequate
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* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)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 .
insecure
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(en adjective)citation, passage=The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. […] The bed was the most extravagant piece. Its graceful cane halftester rose high towards the cornice and was so festooned in carved white wood that the effect was positively insecure , as if the great couch were trimmed with icing sugar.}}
- He's a nice guy and all, but seems to be rather insecure around other people.