insufficiently C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntli/ See IPA manual Freq #85240 Meanings 1 adv to an insufficient degree I was insufficiently prepared for the exam. Thesaurus Synonyms meagerly ↔ Opposites excessivelyovermuch Common collocations insufficiently prepared Adverb + adjective Etymology From insufficient + -ly or in- + sufficiently. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # insufficiently **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃəntli/ **Frequency rank:** 85240 ## Meanings 1. to an insufficient degree ## Examples - I was insufficiently prepared for the exam. ## Synonyms - meagerly ## Antonyms - excessively - overmuch ## Etymology From insufficient + -ly or in- + sufficiently. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown