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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

العربية ناقص
Български негоден недостатъчен
Bosanski nedovoljan недовољан
Čeština nedostatečný
Deutsch dünn insuffizient mangelnd ungenügend unzulänglich unzureichend
Ελληνικά ανεπαρκής
Español insuficiente
Suomi epäkelpo kelvoton köyhä puutteellinen riittämätön vajanainen
Galego insuficiente
हिन्दी अपर्याप्त
Hrvatski nedovoljan недовољан
日本語 不十分 不足 嗛 絀 足りない
한국어 嗛
Latina incompetens parum
Latviešu īss trūcīgs
Polski niedostateczny niewystarczający nikczemny skąpy
Српски nedovoljan недовољан
Svenska bristande otillräcklig skryp
Türkçe kifayetsiz kıt
Українська замало куций недостатній
Tiếng Việt bất cập bất túc bượp

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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See also

insufflated insulable insular insulary insulated insulating

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