Sekirov Dictionary

insufficient

/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/

adjective 2
determiner 2
forms 2

adjective2

•
Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
- It is a necessary condition but an insufficient one.
•
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: […] — 1587

determiner2

•
An inadequate quantity of; not enough.
- Insufficient time is available to reflect on the problem.
•
A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed.
- Insufficient of the building remains to determine its age.

forms

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