Difference between Appropriate and Inadequate

APPROPRIATE vs INADEQUATE: NOUN

Suitable and fitting
Meant or adapted for an occasion or use
Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
Appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.
Suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
Hence, belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.

To make suitable; to suit.
To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property.
To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission.
To set apart for a specific use.

Set apart for a particular use or person; hence, belonging peculiarly; suitable; fit; befitting; proper.
Synonyms Apt, becoming, in keeping, felicitous.
To take to one's self in exclusion of others; claim or use as by an exclusive right: as, let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit.
In general, to take for any use; put to use.
To set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use, in exclusion of all other purposes or uses: as, Congress appropriated more money than was needed; to appropriate a spot of ground for a garden.
In ecclesiastical law, to annex, as a benefice, to an ecclesiastical corporation, for its perpetual use.

Of insufficient quantity to meet a need
Synonyms Incommensurate, incompetent.
Not adequate; not equal to requirement; insufficient to effect the end desired; incomplete; disproportionate; defective.

Allow, Congruous, Right, Fit, Congruent, Befitting, Suited, Apropos, Apt, Advantageous, Pertinent, Apposite, Expedient, Suitable, Proper

Inadequacy, Adequate, Unequal to, Short handed, Short staffed, Wanting, Short, Undermanned, Incapable, Incompetent, Poor, Lacking, Understaffed, Deficient, Insufficient

Allow, Congruous, Right, Fit, Congruent, Befitting, Suited, Apropos, Apt, Advantageous, Pertinent, Apposite, Expedient, Suitable, Proper

Inadequacy, Adequate, Unequal to, Short staffed, Short handed, Wanting, Short, Undermanned, Incapable, Incompetent, Poor, Lacking, Understaffed, Deficient, Insufficient

What is appropriate in Cairns is not necessarily appropriate in Brisbane.
Verbal praise or tangible reinforcement for on task or appropriate behavior It may be appropriate to provide students positive reinforcement during testing.
Ensure parts are ordered with appropriate priorities and relay document numbers to the Pro Super, MOC, and appropriate technicians.
The law determines that firms may consider it appropriate to verify the identity of appropriate beneficial owners.
The appraiser will be better able to take appropriate risk management steps, such as obtaining insurance coverage and retaining appropriate records.
Therefore, Program Managers should be careful to use the appropriate standards within contracts, tailored as appropriate for each system.
EEA to conduct appropriate risk assessments and implement appropriate controls as a regulated financial service provider.
Appropriate actions are taken by SIU and reported to the appropriate authorities.
Adequacy of the organization and appropriate resources assigned to assure appropriate training.
Case Managers should determine the most appropriate course of action in consultation with RO management, Legal and, as appropriate, the appropriate RMAS section.

Performance is inadequate, indicates lack of skill, unsafe nursing practice, inadequate depth of knowledge, or application of nursing principles.
Safety audits have shown that many of our cities have inadequate vending spaces, lack of public facilities and inadequate transport.
Substandard assets are generally characterized by current or expected unprofitable operations, inadequate debt service coverage, inadequate liquidity, or marginal capitalization.
Fundamentally, inadequate coverage results in inadequate access and treatment, and Canadians recognize the need to address this.
The audits also showed that inmates had inadequate food, medical care, and in some cases inadequate housing.
We have entered a realm in which conventional wisdom, always inadequate, is dangerously inadequate.
Degradation Analysis is inadequate and results in inadequate consideration of reasonable protection measures.
Inadequate questioning of prospective buyers Inadequate tools and procedures to validate individual?
Inadequate QA staffing can also resultin inadequate quality auditing of the QC.
Poor product delivery, inadequate systems, and inadequate charge.