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insufficient

det, adj — 4 senses

insufficient

det

/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/

Etymology From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient.

1

An inadequate quantity of; not enough.

  • Insufficient time is available to reflect on the problem.
2

As pronoun A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed.

  • Insufficient of the building remains to determine its age.

insufficient

adj

Etymology From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient.

1

Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.

  • an insufficient amount
  • an insufficient degree
1 more example
  • It is a necessary condition but an insufficient one.
2

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:
Derived terms
diploinsufficient, haploinsufficient, immunoinsufficient, insufficiently, principle of insufficient reason

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