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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; Middle English < Late Latin insufficient- (stem of insufficiēns). See in-3, sufficient
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin insufficient- (stem of insufficiēns). See in-3, sufficient
Related forms
in·suf·fi·cient·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. inadequate, scanty, deficient.
1. inadequate, scanty, deficient.
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Word Origin & History
insufficient
late 14c., 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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