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in·suf·fi·cient

(ĭn′sə-fĭsh′ənt)

adj.

Not sufficient; inadequate.

in′suf·fi′cient·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

insufficient

(ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt)

adj

not sufficient; inadequate or deficient

ˌinsufˈficiently adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•suf•fi•cient

(ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ ənt)

adj.

1. not sufficient: an insufficient answer.

2. inadequate: insufficient protection.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]

in`suf•fi′cient•ly, adv.

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Adj. 1. insufficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

deficient

meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"

insufficient

adjective inadequate, incomplete, scant, meagre, short, sparse, deficient, lacking, unqualified, insubstantial, incommensurate There was insufficient evidence to proceed.
enough, sufficient, adequate, ample, plentiful, commensurate

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

insufficient

adjective

Not enough to meet a demand or requirement:

deficient, inadequate, scarce, short, shy, under, wanting.

Translations

غَيْرُ كَافٍ غير كافٍ

nedostačujícínedostatečný

utilstrækkelig

unzureichend insuffizient mangelhaft ungenügend

ανεπαρκής ελλιπής

insuficiente

riittämätön

insuffisant

nedovoljan

ófullnægjandi

insufficiente scarso

不十分な

불충분한

nepakankamai

nepietiekamsnepietiekošs

nezadosten

otillräcklig

ไม่เพียงพอ

yetersiz

không đủ

不足的

insufficient

[ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt] ADJ → insuficiente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

insufficient

[ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃ^ənt] adj [funds, funding] → insuffisant(e); [information, evidence] → insuffisant(e); [demand] → insuffisant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

insufficient

adj → nicht genügend ; insufficient evidence → Mangel m → an Beweisen ; to take insufficient account of something → etw nicht genug in Betracht ziehen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

insufficient

[ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃ/ənt] adj → insufficiente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

insufficient

(insəˈfiʃənt) adjective

not enough. The prisoner was released because the police had insufficient proof of his guilt. onvoldoende غير كافٍ недостатъчен insuficiente nedostatečný unzureichend utilstrækkelig ανεπαρκής insuficiente ebapiisav ناکافی riittämätön insuffisant לא מַספִּיק अपर्याप्त nedostatan elégtelen tidak cukup ófullnægjandi insufficiente 不十分な 부족한 nepakankamas nepietiekams; nepietiekošs tidak cukup onvoldoende utilstrekkelig niedostateczny نيمګړى، غير كافى، بې وسه، بې كفايته، ناوړه insuficiente insuficient недостаточный nedostatočný nezadosten nedovoljan otillräcklig, bristfällig ขาดแคลน yetersiz 不足的 недостатній, незадовільний ناکافی không đủ 不足的

ˌinsufˈficiently adverb

onvoldoende بصورَة غَير كافيَه недостатъчно insuficientemente nedostatečně unzureichend utilstrækkeligt ανεπαρκώς insuficientemente ebapiisavalt بطور ناکافی riittämättömästi insuffisamment בְּמִידָה לא מַספֶּקֶת अपर्याप्तता nedostatno elégtelenül kurang á ófullnægjandi hátt insufficientemente 不十分に 부족하게 nepakankamai nepietiekami; nepietiekoši dengan tidak cukup onvoldoende utilstrekkelig niedostatecznie په بی کفایته دوله insuficientemente insuficient недостаточно nedostatočne nezadostno nedovoljno otillräckligt, bristfälligt อย่างขาดแคลน yetersiz derecede 不足地 недостатньо, незадовільно ناکافی طور پر không đủ 不足地

ˌinsufˈficiency noun

onvoldoendenheid عَدَم كفاءَه، عدَم اهليَّه недостиг insuficiência nedostatek die Mangelhaftigkeit utilstrækkelighed ανεπάρκεια insuficiencia ebapiisavus عدم کفایت riittämättömyys insuffisance אי-ספיקה, מחסור कमी, अभाव nedostatnost elégtelenség kekurangan skortur; ófullkomleiki insufficienza 不足 부족함 nepakankamumas nepietiekamība ketidakcukupan ontoereikendheid utilstrekkelighet niedostateczność بی کفایتی insuficiência insuficienţă недостаточность nedostatok nezadostnost nedovoljnost otillräcklighet, bristfällighet ความขาดแคลน yetersizlik 不足 недостатність; незадовільність ناکافی ہونا tính không đủ 不足

insufficient

→ غَيْرُ كَافٍ nedostačující utilstrækkelig ungenügend ελλιπής insuficiente riittämätön insuffisant nedovoljan insufficiente 不十分な 불충분한 onvoldoende utilstrekkelig niedostateczny insuficiente недостаточный otillräcklig ไม่เพียงพอ yetersiz không đủ 不足的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

insufficient

a. insuficiente, escaso-a.

insufficient

adj insuficiente

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