insufficiently
- a word derived from insufficient.
Example Sentences
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One common impulse, in which I take part, if insufficiently and awkwardly, is to give someone food or money, or call 911 when someone clearly needs help.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Some on Wall Street fear the tighter spreads are insufficiently compensating investors for risk and encouraging speculative borrowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Sharp price spikes, however, can “still pressure utilities that are insufficiently hedged, potentially leading to earnings volatility or delayed cost recovery,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026
Researchers say, however, that these devices are essential to supplement official data that they view as fragmented and insufficiently independent.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
The air of “anxious effort” that suffused the park reminded Candace Wheeler, the designer hired to decorate the Woman’s Building, “of an insufficiently equipped household preparing for visitors.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
