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Meaning of insufficient in English
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/
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Qualitative Adjective
insufficient
Etymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘incapable, incompetent’): via Old French from late Latin insufficient-‘not sufficing’, from in-‘not’ + Latin sufficere (see suffice)
Definitions
1.
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
Examples
« insufficient funds »
Synonyms
depleted
low
inadequate
poor
short
lean
lean
skimpy
light
scant(p)
short
scarce
shy(p)
too little
Antonyms
sufficient
See also
meager