It is easy to say ”not enough” but a better word to use is adequate in some cases.  For example,

• “The accommodations are not adequate.” which means it is not satisfying to stay in the hotel you are in.
• “My car is not adequately equipped to drive in very snowy weather.” which means the car does not have snow tires. Conversely, using enough in this sentence like “My car is not equipped enough to drive in very snowy weather.” means the car does not have enough equipment (i.e. amount is too small).
• “The terms and conditions are adequate.” which means you are satisfied with the business arrangement.

You can think of adequate as being a level of satisfaction （満足） and enough as amount （量）. Lastly, you can combine the two words in a sentence like this “The accommodations were not adequate enough, so I left immediately.” This means the hotel was not to your standard （自分の標準に合ってない）.

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