"You know, 'surprised' can be an alarmingly inadequate word," he wrote.
No, only culture, that inadequate word, can explain Vietnam's ability to look forward.
Intricate is an inadequate word for Mr. Lewitt's labor-intense, thought-through art.
"I've seen how inadequate words can be at bringing about lasting change.
In hushed voices we introduced ourselves, giggling at the inadequate words to which we were limited.
"I've seen how inadequate words can be in bringing about lasting change," he said in Dallas.
As I stood beside him, I tried with shy, inadequate words to tell him of my adulation.
(As part of a national campaign in which two million to three million were killed, "some" seems an inadequate word).
"Owner," however, is an inadequate word to describe Mr. Severs's impassioned dedication to the house, which over the years, became his dream, his creation, his alternative life.
"I've seen how inadequate words can be in bringing about lasting change," Obama said, adjusting his grip on the lectern as he faltered slightly.
