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Meaning of insufficient | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt

Definitions

  1. Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
  2. Not sufficient; lacking competent power or ability; unqualified, unequal, unfit.

Equivalents

Examples

“an insufficient amount”
“an insufficient degree”
“It is a necessary condition but an insufficient one.”
“Brother Coſroe, I find my ſelfe agreeu’d, Yet inſufficient to expreſſe the ſame: For it requires a great and thundering ſpeech: […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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