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inadequacy

noun
/ɪˈnædɪkwəsi/

Etymology

From inadequate + -cy or in- + adequacy.

  1. learned borrowing from adaequātus
  2. prefixed as inadequate — “in + adequate”
  3. suffixed as inadequacy — “inadequate + cy”

Definitions

  1. The state of being inadequate.

  2. A shortage of required material.

  3. A lack of competence or ability.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at inadequacy. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01inadequacy02inadequate03adequate04enough05fully06lack07deficiency

A definitional loop anchored at inadequacy. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at inadequacy

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA