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–adjective
1.
not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required:
an insufficient answer.
2.
deficient in force, quality, or amount; inadequate:
insufficient protection.
Origin:
1350–1400;
ME < LL
insufficient-
(s. of
insufficiēns
).
See
in-
3
,
sufficient
Related forms:
in⋅suf⋅fi⋅cient⋅ly,
adverb
Synonyms:
1.
inadequate, scanty, deficient.
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in·suf·fi·cient
(ĭn'sə-fĭsh'ənt)
adj. Not sufficient; inadequate.
in'suf·fi'cient·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
insufficient
c.1386, from O.Fr.
insufficient,
from L.
insufficientem
(nom.
insufficiens
), from
in-
"not" +
sufficientem
(see
sufficient
). Originally of persons, "inadequate, unable;" of things, from 1494.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary
insufficient
in·suf·fi·cient (ĭn'sə-fĭsh'ənt)
adj.
Not sufficient.
Incapable of proper functioning.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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