US /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/
adj det Freq #16321

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not enough for a particular purpose or need.

    There was insufficient evidence to convict him.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not enough for a particular... deficientlacking
Word family
Derived forms diploinsufficienthaploinsufficientimmunoinsufficientinsufficiently

Etymology

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

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