About The Word Insufficient
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Insufficient
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What's The Definition Of Insufficient?
[adj] of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Insufficient: deficient | depleted | inadequate | lean | light | low | poor | scant(p) | scarce | short | shy(p) | skimpy | too little Related Terms | Find terms related to Insufficient: asymmetric | base | defective | deficient | disappointing | disheartening | disparate | displeasing | disproportionate | dissatisfactory | failing | found wanting | half-assed | ill-matched | ill-sorted | imperfect | inadequate | incommensurate | incompetent | incomplete | inferior | irregular | lacking | little | maladroit | mean | mediocre | minus | mismatched | not comparable | not enough | not good enough | not in it | odd | out of it | out of proportion | petty | scant | scanty | scarce | shabby | short | short of | shy | skew | skewed | small | too little | trivial | unequal | unequal to | uneven | unfulfilling | ungratifying | unqualified | unreached | unsatisfactory | unsatisfying | unskillful | unsufficing | wanting See Also | meager | meagerly | meagre Insufficient In Webster's Dictionary \In`suf*fi"cient\, a. [L. insufficiens, -entis. See
{In-} not, and {Sufficient}.]
1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use,
or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in
quantity, and defective in quality. ``Insufficient for His
praise.'' --Cowper.
2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill;
incompetent; incapable; unfit; as, a person insufficient
to discharge the duties of an office.
Syn: Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal; unfit;
incompetent; incapable; inefficient.
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