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Inadequate vs Underfinance - What's the difference?

inadequate | underfinance |

As an adjective inadequate

is .

As a verb underfinance is

to finance inadequately.

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 .

    underfinance

    English

    Verb

    (underfinanc)
  • To finance inadequately.