Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Not sufficient; inadequate.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required; deficient in amount, force, or fitness; inadequate; incompetent: as, insufficient provision or protection; insufficient motives.
Wiktionary
- adj. Not sufficient.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose.
- adj. Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill; incompetent; incapable; unfit.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
Etymologies
- in- + sufficient (Wiktionary)
Examples
“House members worry about the - what they term insufficient - level of federal subsidies the Senate version would offer the uninsured and an excise tax on so-called "Cadillac" insurance policies.”
“Shares of the Chinese packaging manufacturer rose as much as 15% Wednesday, clawing back most of the ground lost the previous day after S&P's withdrew its BB long-term corporate credit rating for Nine Dragons and its BB- issue rating on the company's outstanding senior unsecured notes because of what it called "insufficient access" to company management.”
The Wall Street Journal: Nine Dragons Shares Jump After Response to S&P
“Republicans voting against the bill—which is needed to fund government operations starting Oct. 1—demanded less spending, while most Democrats were upset at what they called insufficient disaster aid in the measure.”
“Purdue University has dropped its bid to build an applied-science campus in New York City, citing what it calls insufficient financial backing from the city.”
“It was his 2005 executive order that led to the California law promising a big emissions cut, and he has frequently criticized what he calls insufficient action by the White House to curb emissions.”
The Wall Street Journal: California Emissions Plan Stirs a Fight
“He made his first trip to Capitol Hill since his inauguration a week ago, aides said, to listen to concerns from Republicans who have been threatening to oppose the measure over what they call insufficient tax cuts and excessive spending.”
“The president made his first trip to Capitol Hill since his inauguration a week ago, aides said, to listen to concerns from Republicans who have been threatening to oppose the measure over what they call insufficient tax cuts and excessive spending.”
“Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs said "the pieces of the mosaic don't fit" based on what has been reported by the media about the alleged plot and what he called insufficient information received officially by Hungary from Bolivia.”
“Based on what he called insufficient information from Bolivia's government, "the pieces of the mosaic don't fit," he said.”
“Obama made his first trip to Capitol Hill since his inauguration a week ago, aides said, to seek comments from Republicans who have been threatening to oppose the measure over what they call insufficient tax cuts and excessive spending.”
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
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That's What She Said
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incompetent, loser, pathetic, shameful, awkward, tiny, little, sad, weak, insufficient, inadequate, lame and 21 more...
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