how to pronounce inadequate

/ɪˈnæd.ɪ.kwət/

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inadequate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of inadequate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… that is produced is inadequate so we …”

meaning of inadequate

Inadequate means not enough or not good enough.

inadequate frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word inadequate occurs in english on average 23.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics inadequate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that inadequate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;