The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word POOR , but the solution may also be MEAGER which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Universal uClick).
Inadequate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POOR | 32 % | 4 |
| LAME | 14 % | 4 |
| MEAGER | 12 % | 6 |
| SCANT | 12 % | 5 |
| BAD | 7 % | 3 |
| SCARCE | 3 % | 6 |
| SHORT | 2 % | 5 |
| SCANTY | 2 % | 6 |
| WEAK | 2 % | 4 |
| LOW | 2 % | 3 |
| LEAN | 2 % | 4 |
| MEAGRE | 2 % | 6 |
| SPARSE | 2 % | 6 |
| NOTUPTOPAR | 2 % | 10 |
| FLIMSY | 2 % | 6 |
| DEFICIENT | 2 % | 9 |
| MOAGER | 2 % | 6 |
| FEEBLE | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Inadequate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- insufficient
- incompetent
- deficient
- undermanned
- understaffed
- short-staffed
- lacking
- incapable
- poor
- short
- wanting
- short-handed
Crossword Answer definitions
POOR noun- (with "the") Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.
- With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- Of low quality.
- Used to express pity.
- Deficient in a specified way.
- Inadequate, insufficient.
- Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result POOR
- Down-and-out
- Not so hot
- Badly off
- Hardly worth a D
- Lacking in value
- Less than good
- Standard's partner
- Far from the 1%
- Low-quality
- Second-rate
More clues leading to the result LAME
- Ineffectual
- Showy fabric
- Feeble, as an excuse
- Kind of excuse
- Unconvincing
- Sparkly material
- Difficult to take seriously
- Weak sauce
- "You can do better than that"
- Metallic fabric
More clues leading to the result MEAGER
More clues leading to the result SCANT
- Meager
- Barely adequate
- Barely sufficient
- Marginally enough
- Mere
- Barely enough
- Few and far between
- Grudging, as attention
- Limited
- In short supply
More clues leading to the result BAD
- Adverse
- Below standard
- Michael Jackson smash
- Not good
- "___ Boys" (1983)
- "___ Moon Rising"
- Quite inadequate
- Rotten egg, e.g.
- Unfavorable
- Incorrect
More clues leading to the result SCARCE
- Hard to find
- Difficult to find
- Few and far between
- Like hen's teeth
- Tough to find
- In short supply
- Inadequate
- Like hens' teeth
- Rare
- Hard to come by
More clues leading to the result SHORT
- Comedian Martin ___
- Wiring problem
- Strapped for cash
- Knee-high to a grasshopper
- Funnyman Martin
- Lacking a quorum
- Like some tempers
- Lacking sufficient funds
- Unlike a shaggy-dog story
- Word before bread or cake
More clues leading to the result SCANTY
- Meager
- Sparse
- Insufficient
- Barely adequate
- Like a string bikini
- Minimal
- Like some beachwear
- Like some bathing suits
- Meager; sparse
- Barely sufficient
More clues leading to the result WEAK
- Pepless
- Ineffectual
- ___ sauce
- Lacking muscle
- Like undrinkable coffee
- Pale, as tea
- Hardly hardy
- Lacking potency
- Diluted
- Overly diluted
More clues leading to the result LOW
- Like some blows
- Girl Scout founder
- Immoral
- First gear
- Contemptible
- In need of supplies
- Like a bass
- Underhanded
- With 39-Across, like some cigarettes
- At sea level
More clues leading to the result LEAN
- Like Spratt
- Like superior deli meat
- Low in fat, meatwise
- Deli order add-on
- "Lawrence of Arabia" director
- Bend away from the vertical
- Like Jack Sprat
- Rangy
- Sprat's preference
- "Ryan's Daughter" director
More clues leading to the result MEAGRE
- Scanty, in Ottawa
- Scanty, in Nova Scotia
- Scanty, in Sussex
- Thin, on the Thames
- Hardly sufficient, in England
- Lacking richness.
- Scanty.
- Deficient in quantity.
- Destitute of richness.
- Deficient.
More clues leading to the result SPARSE
- Few and far between
- Meager
- Hardly filled in
- Inadequate
- Widely scattered
- Hardly packed
- Thinly scattered
- Far from dense
- Scattered
- Thin
More clues leading to the result NOTUPTOPAR
- Lacking the necessary skills
- Unwell.
- Substandard
- Like the duffer in this puzzle?
- Leaving something to be desired
- Inadequate
- Short of the mark, or a literal arrangement in each pair of answers
More clues leading to the result FLIMSY
- Like some excuses
- Weak, as an excuse
- Airmail paper.
- Inadequate.
- Thin paper
- Thin paper for carbons
- Unsubstantial
- Lame
- Not believable
- Very weak