insufficient
[ in-suh-fish-uhnt ]
/ ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ ənt /
adjective
not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
deficient in force, quality, or amount; inadequate: insufficient protection.
RELATED WORDS
poor, unsatisfactory, deficient, inadequate, meager, scant, scarce, faulty, incomplete, bereft, defective, destitute, devoid, drained, dry, failing, imperfect, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent
Nearby words
- insue,
- insufferable,
- insufficiency,
- insufficiency disease,
- insufficiency of eyelids,
- insufflate,
- insufflation,
- insufflation anesthesia,
- insula,
- insulant
Origin of insufficient
SYNONYMS FOR insufficient
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insufficient
/ (ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt) /
adjective
not sufficient; inadequate or deficient
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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insufficient
late 14c., from Old French insufficient (14c.), from Latin insufficientem (nominative insufficiens) "insufficient," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + sufficientem (see sufficient). Originally of persons, "inadequate, unable;" of things, from late 15c. Related: Insufficiently.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
insufficient
[ ĭn′sə-fĭsh′ənt ]
adj.
Not sufficient.
Incapable of proper functioning.
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