English-Thai Dictionary

insufficient

ADJ ขาดแคลน  ไม่ เพียงพอ  deficient inadequate adequate sufficient kad-klaen

 

insufficiently

ADV อย่าง ไม่ เพียงพอ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSUFFICIENT

a.[in and sufficient. ] 1. Not sufficient; inadequate to any need, use or purpose. The provisions are insufficient in quantity and defective in quality.
2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, or skill; incapable; unfit; as a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office.

 

INSUFFICIENTLY

adv. With want of sufficiency; with want of proper ability or skill; inadequately.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INSUFFICIENT

In `suf *fi "cient, a. Etym: [L. insufficiens, -entis. See In- not, and Sufficient. ]

 

1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality. "Insufficient for His praise. " Cowper.

 

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

 

Syn. -- Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal; unfit; incompetent; incapable; inefficient.

 

INSUFFICIENTLY

INSUFFICIENTLY In `suf *fi "cient *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an insufficient manner or degree; unadequately.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

insufficient

in suf fi cient |ˈinsəˈfiSHənt ɪnsəˈfɪʃnt | ▶adjective not enough; inadequate: there was insufficient evidence to convict him. DERIVATIVES in suf fi cient ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘incapable, incompetent ’): via Old French from late Latin insufficient- ‘not sufficing, ’ from in- ‘not ’ +Latin sufficere (see suffice ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

insufficient

in |suf ¦fi |cient |ɪnsəˈfɪʃ (ə )nt | ▶adjective not enough; inadequate: there was insufficient evidence to convict him. DERIVATIVES insufficiently adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘incapable, incompetent ’): via Old French from late Latin insufficient- ‘not sufficing ’, from in- ‘not ’ + Latin sufficere (see suffice ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

insufficient

insufficient adjective the emergency lighting is insufficient | insufficient funds: inadequate, deficient, poor, scant, scanty; not enough, too little, too few, too small; scarce, sparse, in short supply, lacking, wanting; paltry, meager, niggardly; incomplete, restricted, limited; informal measly, pathetic, piddling.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

insufficient

insufficient adjective there was insufficient time available | insufficient resources: inadequate, not enough, too little; too few, too small, deficient, poor, scant, scanty; scarce, sparse, short, in short supply, at a premium; lacking, wanting; paltry, meagre, niggardly; skimpy, sketchy, incomplete, restricted, limited; informal measly, pathetic, piddling; rare exiguous. ANTONYMS sufficient.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

insufficient

in suf fi cient /ɪ̀nsəfɪ́ʃ (ə )nt /形容詞 比較なし ｟かたく ｠不足の , « …するのに /…にとって » 不十分な, 不適当な «to do /for » ▸ insufficient data to provide a definite answer はっきりした答えを出すには不十分なデータ ～ly 副詞 〖形容詞 過分 の前で 〗不十分に .