insufficient
adjective
Origin of insufficient
Synonyms for insufficient
Related Words for insufficient
poor, unsatisfactory, deficient, inadequate, meager, scant, scarce, faulty, incomplete, bereft, defective, destitute, devoid, drained, dry, failing, imperfect, incapable, incommensurate, incompetentExamples from the Web for insufficient
Contemporary Examples of insufficient
After 90 minutes of deliberation, the jury found that the evidence was insufficient and acquitted Lizzie.
Insufficient transparency in the UT admissions process is a serious concern that goes beyond politics.
Insufficient protocols or incompetent practices for and by the nurses in the hospital hot zone.
There was also the question of inadequate protective gear and insufficient instruction.
Insufficient training, technology, and equipment to handle an Ebola epidemic, says Redlener, are byproducts of these cuts.
Historical Examples of insufficient
Gotre and other maladies arising from insufficient diet have disappeared.
In the Heart of VosgesMatilda Betham-Edwards
But the shock was insufficient to repel the impetus of the charge.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
The information which Sakemba was able to give us was but little, and insufficient.
FreelandTheodor Hertzka
We were only fitted with summer clothing, which was now insufficient protection.
The Long Labrador TrailDillon Wallace
Brilliant as might have been his genius, his acquirements necessarily were insufficient.
Vivian GreyEarl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli