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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement;
- Example: "insufficient funds"
[syn: insufficient, deficient]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Insufficient \In`suf*fi"cient\, a. [L. insufficiens, -entis. See In- not, and Sufficient.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

insufficient adj 1: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" [syn: insufficient, deficient] [ant: sufficient]