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Answer for the clue "Unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate ", 14 letters:
inadequateness

Word definitions for inadequateness in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. inadequacy

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate [syn: inadequacy ] [ant: adequacy ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inadequate \In*ad"e*quate\, a. [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inad['e]quat.] Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc. --Dryden. -- In*ad"e*quate*ly , adv. ...

Usage examples of inadequateness.

The agony of his inadequateness held him back, although she lifted her arms to him.