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1 insufficient
[insə'fiʃənt](not enough: The prisoner was released because the police had insufficient proof of his guilt.) nepakankamas- insufficiency -
2 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) ko nors nepadaryti, nepavykti2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) sugesti3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) pritrūkti, neužtekti4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) parašyti nepatenkinamą pažymį5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) apvilti•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) nesant, nepavykus gauti- failure- without fail -
3 run short
1) ((of a supply) to become insufficient: Our money is running short.) baigtis, sekti2) ((with of) not to have enough: We're running short of money.) stigti
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insufficient evidence — index nonsuit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 insufficient evidence n … Law dictionary
insufficient — I adjective bereft of, defective, deficient, denuded of, destitute of, devoid of, drained, failing, faint, feeble, haud sufficiens, impar, imperfect, in default, inadequate, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent, incomplete, inconsiderable,… … Law dictionary
Insufficient — In suf*fi cient, a. [L. insufficiens, entis. See {In } not, and {Sufficient}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insufficient — UK US /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ adjective ► not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose: »Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages. »This would leave insufficient time to release any new information… … Financial and business terms
insufficient — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. insufficient (14c.), from L. insufficientem (nom. insufficiens) insufficient, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + sufficientem (see SUFFICIENT (Cf. sufficient)). Originally of persons, inadequate,… … Etymology dictionary
insufficient funds — index default Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 insufficient funds n. The co … Law dictionary
insufficient income — index indigence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
insufficient — is a useful word because enough has no corresponding negative form, but not enough is often more natural and usually less formal sounding. Another alternative in some contexts is inadequate, which can refer to quantity as well as quality … Modern English usage
insufficient — [adj] not enough; lacking bereft, defective, deficient, destitute, devoid, drained, dry, failing, faulty, imperfect, inadequate, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent, incomplete, infrequent, meager, minus, out of, poor, rare, scant, scarce,… … New thesaurus
insufficient — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not enough. DERIVATIVES insufficiency noun insufficiently adverb … English terms dictionary
insufficient — [in΄sə fish′ənt] adj. [LL insufficiens] not sufficient; not enough; inadequate insufficiently adv … English World dictionary