insufficient

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
24
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/

Definition of insufficient

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

det

  1. An inadequate quantity of; not enough.
    “Insufficient time is available to reflect on the problem.”
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det

  1. An inadequate quantity of; not enough.
    “Insufficient time is available to reflect on the problem.”
  2. A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed.
    “Insufficient of the building remains to determine its age.”

adj

  1. Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
    “an insufficient amount”
    “an insufficient degree”
    “It is a necessary condition but an insufficient one.”
  2. Not sufficient; lacking competent power or ability; unqualified, unequal, unfit.
    “Brother Coſroe, I find my ſelfe agreeu’d, Yet inſufficient to expreſſe the ſame: For it requires a great and thundering ſpeech: […]”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient.

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