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insufficient

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in·suf·fi·cient  (ns-fshnt)
adj.
Not sufficient; inadequate.

insuf·ficient·ly adv.

insufficient [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt]
adj
not sufficient; inadequate or deficient
insufficiently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.insufficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"
sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"

insufficient
Translations
insufficient [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt] ADJinsuficiente

insufficient [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt] adj [funds, funding] → insuffisant(e); [information, evidence] → insuffisant(e); [demand] → insuffisant(e)

insufficient
adjnicht genügend; insufficient evidenceMangel man Beweisen; to take insufficient account of somethingetw nicht genug in Betracht ziehen

insufficient [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt] adjinsufficiente
insufficient [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt] adjinsufficiente

insufficient
adj insufficient [insəˈfiʃənt]
not enough The prisoner was released because the police had insufficient proof of his guilt. onvoldoende غير كافٍ недостатъчен nedostatečný utilstrækkelig unzureichend ανεπαρκής insuficiente ebapiisav ناکافی riittämätön insuffisant לא מַספִּיק अपर्याप्त nedostatan elégtelen tidak cukup ófullnægjandi insufficiente 不十分な 부족한 nepakankamas nepietiekams; nepietiekošs tidak cukup onvoldoende utilstrekkelig niedostateczny insuficiente insuficient недостаточный nedostatočný nezadosten nedovoljan otillräcklig, bristfällig ขาดแคลน yetersiz 不足的 недостатній, незадовільний ناکافی không đủ
adv insufˈficiently
onvoldoende بصورَة غَير كافيَه недостатъчно nedostatečně utilstrækkeligt unzureichend ανεπαρκώς insuficientemente ebapiisavalt بطور ناکافی puutteellisesti insuffisamment בְּמִידָה לא מַספֶּקֶת अपर्याप्तता nedostatno elégtelenül kurang á ófullnægjandi hátt insufficientemente 不十分に 불충분하게 nepakankamai nepietiekami; nepietiekoši dengan tidak cukup onvoldoende utilstrekkelig niedostatecznie insuficientemente insuficient недостаточно nedostatočne nezadostno nedovoljno otillräckligt, bristfälligt อย่างขาดแคลน yetersiz derecede 不足地 недостатньо, незадовільно ناکافی طور پر không đủ
n insufˈficiency
onvoldoendenheid عَدَم كفاءَه، عدَم اهليَّه недостиг nedostatek utilstrækkelighed die Mangelhaftigkeit ανεπάρκεια insuficiencia ebapiisavus عدم کفایت riittämättömyys insuffisance אִי-סְפִיקָה, מַחסוֹר कमी, अभाव nedostatnost elégtelenség kekurangan skortur; ófullkomleiki insufficienza 不足 불충분 nepakankamumas nepietiekamība ketidakcukupan ontoereikendheid utilstrekkelighet niedostateczność insuficiência insuficienţă недостаточность nedostatok nezadostnost nedovoljnost otillräcklighet, bristfällighet ความขาดแคลน yetersizlik 不足 недостатність; незадовільність ناکافی ہونا tính không đủ

insufficient غير كافي nedostačující utilstrækkelig ungenügend ελλιπής insuficiente riittämätön insuffisant nedovoljan insufficiente 不十分な 불충분한 onvoldoende utilstrekkelig niedostateczny insuficiente недостаточный otillräcklig ไม่เพียงพอ yetersiz không đủ 不足的


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Deeming this insufficient for purchase of the site and payment of reasonable commissions to themselves, the men in charge of the matter asked for a larger sum, which was readily given.
Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.
Under this the Abraham Lincoln attained the mean speed of nearly eighteen knots and a third an hour-- a considerable speed, but, nevertheless, insufficient to grapple with this gigantic cetacean.
 
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