Inadequate vs Underfinancing - What's the difference?
inadequate | underfinancing |
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
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As an adjective inadequate
is not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.As a verb underfinancing is
present participle of underfinance.As a noun underfinancing is
the provision of inadequate finance.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 .
