insufficient
Academic Word List, sublist 3.
About 9.49 uses per million words.
Meaning
- determiner An inadequate quantity of; not enough.
Insufficient time is available to reflect on the problem.
- determiner A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed.
Insufficient of the building remains to determine its age.
- adjective Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
an insufficient amount
- adjective Not sufficient; lacking competent power or ability; unqualified, unequal, unfit.
Similar words
inadequate deficient poor scarce scant skimpy shy depleted short lean
Often followed by
to for evidence and in attention data information time
Word family
instance instances insufficiently
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