less than adequate
Frequency: 6.88.0 per million words
not sufficient; below the required standard
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- The financial assistance given to students is less than adequate.
- His performance this quarter has been less than adequate, and he needs to improve.
- The hospital's safety precautions were found to be less than adequate.
- For a city of this size, the public transport system is less than adequate.
- I'm afraid my knowledge of the subject is less than adequate to advise you.
- The official response to the crisis proved to be less than adequate.
- The training provided for the new software seemed less than adequate to the employees.
- Many users complained that the product's quality was less than adequate.
- The evidence presented in court was judged less than adequate for a conviction.
- The protection offered by the old system is now considered less than adequate.