insufficient

Adjective
Synonyms: deficient

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement“insufficient funds”Synonyms: deficient
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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