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Insufficient
In`suf*fi"cient\, a. [L. insufficiens, -entis. See In- not, and Sufficient.]1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality. "Insufficient for His praise." --Cowper. 2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill; incompetent; incapable; unfit; as, a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office. Syn: Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal; unfit; incompetent; incapable; inefficient.
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Language Translation for : insufficient
Spanish:
insuficiente,
German:
unzureichend,
Japanese:
不十分な
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.
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insufficient in·suf·fi·cient (ĭn'sə-fĭsh'ənt)
adj.
- Not sufficient.
- Incapable of proper functioning.
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