Insufficient

Inˊsuf-fi′cient

,

Adj.

[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.

Syn. – Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal; unfit; incompetent; incapable; inefficient.

Insufficient

INSUFFI'CIENT

,

Adj.

[in and sufficient.]

1.

Not sufficient; inadequate to any need, use or purpose. The provisions are insufficient in quantity and defective in quality.

2.

Wanting in strength, power, ability, or skill; incapable; unfit; as a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office.

insufficient

English

Adjective

insufficient ‎(comparative more insufficient, superlative most insufficient)

Not sufficient.

Synonyms

unsufficient

Derived terms

insufficiently

Translations

Not sufficient

Catalan: insuficient (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不足 (zh) ‎(bùzú), 不夠 (zh), 不够 (zh) ‎(bùgòu)
Czech: nedostatečný m
Finnish: riittämätön, puutteellinen (fi), vajanainen
French: insuffisant (fr)
Galician: insuficiente
Georgian: არასაკმარისი ‎(arasaḳmarisi), არასაკმაო ‎(arasaḳmao), უკმარი ‎(uḳmari), ნაკლოვანი ‎(naḳlovani)
German: unzureichend (de), ungenügend (de)

Greek: ανεπαρκής (el) ‎(aneparkís)
Italian: insufficiente (it)
Japanese: 不十分 ‎(ふじゅうぶん, fujūbun), 不足な (ja) ‎(ふそくな, fusoku na)
Korean: 불충분하다 (ko) ‎(bulchungbunhada), 부족하다 (ko) ‎(bujokhada)
Macedonian: недоволен ‎(nedovolen)
Polish: niewystarczający (pl) m
Portuguese: insuficiente
Romanian: insuficient (ro) m, n, neîndestulător (ro) m, n, nesuficient m, n
Russian: недоста́точный (ru) ‎(nedostátočnyj)
Spanish: insuficiente (es)
Swedish: otillräcklig (sv)

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Insufficient

Inˊsuf-fi′cient

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Insufficient

INSUFFI'CIENT

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