Meaning of insufficient in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/

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1. 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