Definitions for insufficient
ˌɪn səˈfɪʃ əntin·suf·fi·cient

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. insufficient, deficient(adj)

   of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

   "insufficient funds"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. insufficient(Adjective)

   Not sufficient.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Insufficient(adj)

   not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality

2. Insufficient(adj)

   wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill; incompetent; incapable; unfit; as, a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Insufficient

   in-suf-fish′ent, adj. not sufficient: deficient: unfit: incapable.—ns. Insuffic′iency, Insuffic′ience (rare).—adv. Insuffic′iently.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'insufficient' in Adjectives Frequency: #831

How to pronounce insufficient?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say insufficient in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of insufficient in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of insufficient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of insufficient in a Sentence

1. George Bernard Shaw:

   Virtue is insufficient temptation.

2. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   To greed, all nature is insufficient.

3. Vikrant Parsai:

   You can’t judge a woman by her clothes, insufficient evidences!

4. Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen:

   I've heard nothing that would convince me that bail is insufficient.

5. George Santayana:

   Society is like the air; necessary to breathe, but insufficient to live on.

Images & Illustrations of insufficient

Popularity rank by frequency of use