insufficient B2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ See IPA manual Freq #16321 Meanings 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 AI details From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient. Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # insufficient **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ **Frequency rank:** 16321 ## Meanings 1. Not enough for a particular purpose or need. ## Examples - There was insufficient evidence to convict him. ## Derived Forms - diploinsufficient - haploinsufficient - immunoinsufficient - insufficiently ## Etymology From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient. ## AI Etymology Insufficient comes from Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown