Wanting vs Inadequate - What's the difference?
wanting | inadequate | Related terms |
Absent or lacking.
* 1813 , Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice , Modern Library Edition (1995), page 171,
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
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Wanting is a related term of inadequate.
As adjectives the difference between wanting and inadequate
is that wanting is absent or lacking while inadequate is .As a preposition wanting
is without.As a verb wanting
is .As a noun wanting
is the state of wanting something; desire.wanting
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Adjective
(en adjective)- but where other powers of entertainment are wanting , the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given.
Derived terms
* wantinglyVerb
(head)inadequate
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Alternative forms
* (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 .