Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insufficient"

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) 1.7 (wn)

insufficient
adj : of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement;
"insufficient funds" [syn: {deficient}] [ant: {sufficient}]


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