adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ in(t)-s ə - ' fi-sh ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin insufficient-, insufficiens, from Latin in- + sufficient-, sufficiens sufficient
Date: 14th century
: not sufficient : INADEQUATE < insufficient funds> especially : lacking adequate power, capacity, or competence < insufficient bandwidth>
– in · suf · fi · cient · ly adverb