adj :  not adequate : specif  :  lacking the capacity for psychological maturity or adequate social adjustment <an personality>  < parents>  in*ad*e*quate*ly adv 
, n :  one who is inadequate esp. in terms of social adjustment .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  in·di·cate  in·tact 
 
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