Insufficient

/ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ adjective

Not enough in amount, strength, or quality to do what is needed.

From Latin 'insufficiens' meaning 'not sufficient', from 'in-' (not) + 'sufficiens' (sufficient, adequate), from 'sufficere' (to be enough). It entered English in the 15th century.

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