Difference between Inadequate and Incongruous

INADEQUATE vs INCONGRUOUS: ADJECTIVE

Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent.
Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate.
Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper
Two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the third; as, twenty and twenty-five are incongruous with respect to four.
Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
Lacking in harmony; incompatible.

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

Synonyms Inconsistent, etc. (see incompatible), unsuitable, unsuited, unfit, inappropriate, ill-matched, out of keeping.
Consisting of inappropriate parts, or of parts not fitly put together; disjointed: as, an incongruous story.
Not congruous; incapable of reciprocally fitting and agreeing; unsuited or unsuitable; inharmonious.
In the theory of numbers, not congruent: thus, 7 and 8 are incongruous to the modulus 3, giving different remainders when divided by the modulus.

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

Preposterous, Odd, Unlogical, Out or keeping, Discrepant, Inconsistent, Unreasonable, Inappropriate, Unfitting, Incompatible, Ironical, Illogical, Inharmonious, Ironic, Absurd

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

Preposterous, Odd, Unlogical, Out or keeping, Discrepant, Inconsistent, Unreasonable, Inappropriate, Unfitting, Incompatible, Ironical, Illogical, Inharmonious, Ironic, Absurd

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.