insufficient en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/
Etymology
From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient.
Meanings
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Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
an insufficient degree
an insufficient amount
It is a necessary condition but an insufficient one.
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Not sufficient; lacking competent power or ability; unqualified, unequal, unfit.
Brother Coſroe, I find my ſelfe agreeu’d, Yet inſufficient to expreſſe the ſame: For it requires a great and thundering ſpeech: […]
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene i:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most insufficient | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more insufficient | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
immunoinsufficient · diploinsufficient · haploinsufficient · principle of insufficient reason · insufficiently
Synonyms
unsufficient · unsufficient · deficient · lacking
Translations (4)
bg недоста́тъчен (lacking competent power or ability) · bg него́ден (lacking competent power or ability) · bg недоста́тъчен (not sufficient) · pon souitar (not sufficient)