insufficiently
Not sufficientlyNot sufficiently.
» As people are still generally insufficiently educated, wars are still inevitable.
Оскільки взагалі люди не достатньо освічені й дотепер, війни й дотепер незапобіжні.
Meaning
1 sensesNot sufficiently.
The machine was decommissioned because it was producing widgets insufficiently.
ungenügend
недоста́точноnedostátočno
недоста́тньоnedostátnʹo
- to an insufficient degree
Examples
5 sentencesAs people are still generally insufficiently educated, wars are still inevitable.
Оскільки взагалі люди не достатньо освічені й дотепер, війни й дотепер незапобіжні. — shanghainese
The Japanese are often criticized for being inward looking and insufficiently international in their outlook.
Nevertheless, I believe that these claims are insufficiently justified.
ruТем не менее я считаю, что эти претензии недостаточно обоснованны. — al_ex_an_der
Rather than attack racism, they attack each other for being insufficiently anti-racist.
Rather than focus on actual problems, they bicker among themselves, accusing each other of having beliefs that are insufficiently ideologically pure.
Translations
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Origin
From insufficient + -ly or in- + sufficiently.From insufficient + -ly or in- + sufficiently.
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Forms
more insufficiently, most insufficiently| Comparative | more insufficiently Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most insufficiently |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb