2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Insufficient \In`suf*fi"cient\, a. [L. insufficiens, -entis. See
{In-} not and {Sufficient}.]
1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need use
or purpose; as the provisions are insufficient in
quantity, and defective in quality. ``Insufficient for His
praise.'' --Cowper.
2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill;
incompetent; incapable; unfit; as a person insufficient
to discharge the duties of an office.
Syn: Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal; unfit;
incompetent; incapable; inefficient.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
insufficient
adj : of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement;
"insufficient funds" [syn: {deficient}] [ant: {sufficient}]
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