Insufficient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of insufficient is not sufficient : inadequate; especially : lacking adequate power, capacity, or competence. How to use insufficient in a ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut insufficient adjective SaveWord in·​suf·​fi·​cient |\ˌin(t)-sə-ˈfi-shənt \ Definitionofinsufficient :notsufficient:inadequate insufficientfunds especially :lackingadequatepower,capacity,orcompetence insufficientbandwidth OtherWordsfrominsufficient Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutinsufficient OtherWordsfrominsufficient insufficiently adverb Synonyms&Antonymsforinsufficient Synonyms deficient, inadequate, lacking, low, scarce, short, shy, wanting Antonyms adequate, enough, sufficient VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofinsufficientinaSentence Thecasewasthrownoutbecauseofinsufficientevidence. there'sbeenaninsufficientnumberofvolunteersforthejob,soI'llhavetoselectsomeone RecentExamplesontheWeb Stiellarguedthatsimplyofferingdisasterrelief,assomecountriesincludingtheUnitedStateshassuggested,isinsufficient. — SominiSengupta,BostonGlobe.com,14Nov.2021 Finally,thefacultycontendthatthescopeofthetaskforceisinsufficientbecauseitislimitedtoonlytheexpertwitnessissue. — MichaelT.Nietzel,Forbes,12Nov.2021 WhileeveryoneagreedthattheinitialpledgesputforwardinPariswereinsufficient,thehopewasthat,overtime,nationswouldratchetupactionandgetclosertothegoal. — NewYorkTimes,10Nov.2021 That’sbeenraisedto5:1,acknowledgingthat3:1wasinsufficient. — MattWyatt,SanAntonioExpress-News,10Nov.2021 Johnsonhiredanattorneytogethismoneybackandprovidedbankstatementsandtaxreturnsbutthecourtstilldeemedtheevidencewasinsufficient. — PerryVandell,TheArizonaRepublic,10Nov.2021 Defendersacknowledgedtheirintensityandtacklingonfirstcontactwereinsufficient. — JoriEpstein,USATODAY,9Nov.2021 Someattendeeshavesaidthattheon-sitemedicalstaffwereinsufficient. — VictoriaBekiempis,Vulture,8Nov.2021 However,Haugensaidinhertestimonythatthecompany’sinvestmentshavebeeninsufficient,withroughly3.6billionmonthlyactiveusersacrossitsfamilyofapps. — WashingtonPost,8Nov.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'insufficient.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofinsufficient 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforinsufficient MiddleEnglish,fromAnglo-French,fromLateLatininsufficient-,insufficiens,fromLatinin-+sufficient-,sufficienssufficient LearnMoreAboutinsufficient Shareinsufficient PosttheDefinitionofinsufficienttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofinsufficientonTwitter TimeTravelerforinsufficient Thefirstknownuseofinsufficientwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearinsufficient insufficiency insufficient insufflation SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforinsufficient LastUpdated 18Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Insufficient.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insufficient.Accessed27Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforinsufficient insufficient adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofinsufficient :nothavingorprovidingenoughofwhatisneeded:notsufficient SeethefulldefinitionforinsufficientintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary insufficient adjective in·​suf·​fi·​cient |\ˌin-sə-ˈfi-shənt \ KidsDefinitionofinsufficient :notenough:notsufficient Therewasinsufficienttimetofinish. OtherWordsfrominsufficient insufficiently adverb MorefromMerriam-Websteroninsufficient Nglish:TranslationofinsufficientforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofinsufficientforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY commensurate SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower hyacinth hydrangea chrysanthemum amaryllis Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases What'sthePastTenseof'Green-light'? Istheprojectgreen-lighted?Orgreenlit? 10WordsforthePost-MealWalk Justtogetthebloodflowing 10PhrasesfromShakespeare Wherethe"Green-EyedMonster"Comesfrom AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames NameThoseHerbsandSpices Howmanydoyouknow? Takethequiz NameThatEmotion It'sawholemood Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! Takethequiz