insufficient

adjective
UK: /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/
US: /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/

  1. Not enough; not sufficient.

    1. Our water is insufficient.
    2. The evidence was insufficient to convict him of the crime.

Synonyms

deficient inadequate scant

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The phonetic transcription of "insufficient" is /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ in British English and /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "insufficient": deficient, inadequate, scant.

Example usage of "insufficient": "Our water is insufficient.". More examples on the page.