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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

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