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deficient, insufficient, lacking, low, scarce, short, shy, wanting
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Jurors found that two jail nurses ignored Sisson’s medical needs, deputies failed to conduct hourly welfare checks as required and the sheriff’s drug withdrawal protocol was inadequate. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego County grappling with largest jury award in decades," 18 Aug. 2019 Amber Rollins, a prominent safety advocate, said NHTSA's approach is simply an inadequate response to a crisis that has killed hundreds of children in recent years. — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, "Kids are dying in hot cars at an alarming rate; safety agency tweets for awareness," 15 Aug. 2019 The Rand Corporation said studies on the effectiveness of the ban are inadequate. — Michael K. Mcintyre, cleveland.com, "Most Americans want action on guns: What do we know about what works?," 11 Aug. 2019 In declaring the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 17 July, WHO officials argued that the global community’s response in money, technical assistance, and human resources had been inadequate. — Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, "World Bank dedicates $300 million to Ebola response," 24 July 2019 After years of appeals, his conviction was vacated in 2013 when a judge ruled his original defense attorney was inadequate. — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, "Did Kennedy Cousin Get Away With 15-Year-Old Girl's Murder, or Was He Wrongfully Imprisoned?," 7 June 2019 Detroit has already created much of its RiverWalk, its large if inadequate Hart Plaza, Campus Martius and the esplanade running south from there, and now Spirit Plaza itself. — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit needs to put stretch of Jefferson underground for more walkable downtown," 27 July 2019 In 2014, the state’s first nonconsensual pornography case, People v. Barber, proved those anti-harassment laws inadequate. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "New York's Revenge Porn Law Is a Flawed Step Forward," 24 July 2019 Negative impacts on care Webcams are a consumer response to the United States’ inadequate long-term care system. — Karen Levy, The Conversation, "Webcams in nursing home rooms may deter elder abuse – but are they ethical?," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inadequate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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