Inadequate is bad, it is not enough to do well or succeed.
be bad...
inadequate lubrication
inadequate supply bad weather poor storage inadequate knowledge of the working of the commodity exchange
awful, lousy, inadequate, faulty,abominable
Inadequate oil in a/c comp, bad bearings,bad clutch are possible causes.
His grades were inadequate. The food provided inadequate nourishment. Money was inadequate to finance the venture.
The comparative word for "bad" is "worse," and the superlative is "worst." Words that generally mean bad, or worse, include inadequate, poor, and substandard.
With Bernard, of course, anger was inadequate
This meal was quite delicious, but inadequate- I'll have another, please! The ensign's capabilities were inadequate for the task at hand.
No. Not if you know they are inadequate.
He was inadequate in his delivery of a good eulogy.