"insufficient" meaning in English

See insufficient in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insufficient.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more insufficient [comparative], most insufficient [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪʃənt Etymology: From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|insufficient}} Middle French insufficient, {{uder|en|la|insufficiens}} Latin insufficiens, {{prefix|en|in|sufficient}} in- + sufficient Head templates: {{en-adj}} insufficient (comparative more insufficient, superlative most insufficient)
  1. Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
    Sense id: en-insufficient-en-adj-ssOJv8us
  2. Not sufficient; lacking competent power or ability; unqualified, unequal, unfit.
    Sense id: en-insufficient-en-adj-TMNz7Kk9 Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English determiners: 33 49 7 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 49 6 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 21 46 13 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 63 6 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unsufficient [uncommon] Derived forms: insufficiently, principle of insufficient reason

Determiner

IPA: /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insufficient.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ɪʃənt Etymology: From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|insufficient}} Middle French insufficient, {{uder|en|la|insufficiens}} Latin insufficiens, {{prefix|en|in|sufficient}} in- + sufficient Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} insufficient, {{en-det}} insufficient
  1. An inadequate quantity of; not enough.
    Sense id: en-insufficient-en-det-NDJytBKg
  2. (as pronoun) A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed.
    Sense id: en-insufficient-en-det-ZyPAsYwI

Alternative forms

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