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insufficient

adjective

in·​suf·​fi·​cient ˌin(t)-sə-ˈfi-shənt How to pronounce insufficient (audio)
: not sufficient : inadequate
insufficient funds
especially : lacking adequate power, capacity, or competence
insufficient bandwidth
insufficiently adverb

Example Sentences

The case was thrown out because of insufficient evidence. there's been an insufficient number of volunteers for the job, so I'll have to select someone
Recent Examples on the Web Lead prosecutor Leo Wise said Thursday that final disclosure was still insufficient, and is asking Griggsby to order the defense to fully comply with the rules of evidence. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 Slaughter first called for a rulemaking process three years ago after arriving at the conclusion that a case-by-case approach was insufficient to curb unfair practices. WIRED, 14 Sep. 2022 Rolling blackouts are a possibility if savings are insufficient, as the grid is expecting record demand amid the heat. Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2022 City and county officials, along with homeless services providers, previously told The Times that an insufficient number of outreach workers and a lack of interim housing options have hindered the implementation of the law. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Around that time, 158 of every 1,000 newborns were dying in their first year of life, disease was rampant, and a staggeringly insufficient number of doctors tended to the population. Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 26 June 2022 The number of apartments available to rent in Manhattan is under 2 percent, according to Douglas Elliman, underscoring the intense demand for housing in the city and an insufficient number of new apartment units being built. New York Times, 14 June 2022 In several instances, the number of invalid signatures submitted by these circulators was the reason a candidate had an insufficient number of valid signatures. Fox News, 26 May 2022 An insufficient number of available educators forced more than 400 classes to be canceled this fall and left more than 2,000 unfilled teaching positions across the state, according to the report. Clare Spaulding, chicagotribune.com, 11 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin insufficient-, insufficiens, from Latin in- + sufficient-, sufficiens sufficient

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of insufficient was in the 14th century

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