handicapped vs inadequate

handicapped

adj
  • Limited by an impediment of some kind. 

  • Having a handicap. 

noun
  • A disabled person. 

inadequate

adj
  • Not adequate; not fit for the purpose 

noun
  • An individual who is inadequate. 

How often have the words handicapped and inadequate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )