insufficientadj.n.

/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/

Etymology: < Old French insufficient (14th cent., Oresme; compare insuffisant adj.), or < Latin insufficient-em , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + sufficient-em sufficient adj., adv., and n.

A. adj. Not sufficient.

†1.

a. Of a person: Of inadequate ability or qualification; unfit; incompetent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > unable or incompetent

insufficientc1386

insuffisant1387

unable1395

unsufficient1395

weak1423

uncompetentc1549

short-handed1622

incompetent1641

ineffective1653

nequient1656

inefficient1750

wandought1788

no good1838

non-efficient1863

c1386 G. Chaucer Summoner's Tale 252 Holde ye thanne me or elles oure Couent To praye for yow been insufficient?

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 240 Which of mysilfe am insufficient To rekne or count.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. xlviii. f. xvi The .ii. sones before named of Lud were to yonge or Insuffycient for to take on hande so great a charge.

1562 Ld. Bacon in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1709) I. xxvi. 256 Some of those that were ministers were much insufficient.

a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 61 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) So as the Bishop..may justly reject them as incapable and insufficient.

1657 T. Burton Diary (1828) II. 58 An ordinance for the ejection of scandalous, ignorant, and insufficient ministers and schoolmasters.

†b. Not having enough of some thing; inadequately provided with money, possessions, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > lacking or without > poorly supplied or equipped > specifically of persons

feeblec1330

insufficient1426

unpurveyeda1492

dispurveyeda1513

penurous1594

short1763

hard-run1834

lacking1868

1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 10739 They be mor Rude than am I, And mor ek insuffycyent Off konnyng, as by jugement.

1427–8 in Hist. MSS Comm.: 10th Rep.: App. Pt. V: MSS Marquis of Ormonde &c. (1885) 294 in Parl. Papers (C. 4576-I) XLII. 1 If ony of the saide citsayns be insufficiente..in the saide actione of dette.

1620 J. Wilkinson Treat. Statutes conc. Coroners & Sherifes (new ed.) 2 Hee is insufficient in lands.

1635 W. Lambarde & T. Lambarde Archeion (new ed.) 211 Then shall that Clarke both make Fine to the King, and satisfie the partie hurt, (if he be able)..But if the Clarke be insufficient, then is the Sheriffe himselfe to answer for him.

a. Of a thing: Deficient in force, quality, or amount; lacking in what is necessary or requisite; inadequate. insufficient answer n. see quot. 1848.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective]

insuffisant1387

unsufficient1398

over-little?a1400

unsuffisantc1400

unthankful1491

insufficienta1513

wanec1540

incompetent1611

under1673

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xii The sayde maters of obieccion were by hym and his Courte thought insuffycient.

1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. S3^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Men..whose demeanours are to virtue wholly insufficient.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 581 Who beleeve not promises according to the intention of them: They make them weaker and insufficienter then they are.

1692 J. Dryden Eleonora Ded. sig. †4 But a single hand is insufficient for such a Harvest.

1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra II. lxviii. 330 Even these provisions were found insufficient.

1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon at Insufficiency An answer in Chancery is said to be insufficient when it does not specifically reply to the specific charges in the bill.

1879 G. C. Harlan Eyesight viii. 115 Good artificial light is much to be preferred to insufficient daylight.

†b. Wanting in strength or stability. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective]

tender?c1225

feeble1340

infirmc1374

slight1393

weakc1400

sperec1440

silly1587

unsound1590

immaterial1609

paper1615

unsubstantiala1617

reedy1628

slighty1662

insufficient1700

flimsy1702

bandbox1727

unconfirmed1752

insubstantial1767

gossamery1790

thread-paper1803

gossamer1806

slimsy1845

unendurable1879

bandboxy1891

1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 6 The reason of so many insufficient Buildings, is the using of the Morter, as soon as 'tis made.

B. n.

†1. Insufficiency. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > for what is required > personal

insuffisancec1400

insufficiencea1464

unsuffisance1483

insufficienta1513

insufficiency1526

insufficientnessc1585

incompetencea1716

inadequacy1817

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clviii^v The sayde Kynge Rycharde knowynge his owne insuffycient, hath..renouncyd and geuen vp the rule and gouernaunce of this Lande.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. v Consyderynge the insuffycient of Englysshe men & other.

†2. An unfit or incompetent person. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person

insufficient1654

ineffective1856

incompetent1866

inefficient1898

nyamps1900

mook1930

screw-up1944

inadequate1962

no-talent1962

spaz1965

cowboy1982

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 433 Some of Abilities..have been no more esteemed than worthlesse Insufficients.

Derivatives

† insuˈfficientness n. Obsolete personal unfitness, incompetence, incapacity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > for what is required > personal

insuffisancec1400

insufficiencea1464

unsuffisance1483

insufficienta1513

insufficiency1526

insufficientnessc1585

incompetencea1716

inadequacy1817

c1585 T. Cartwright in R. Browne Answere to Cartwright 93 Giuing the people warning of their corruptions and insufficientnesse.

1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	insufficient
释义	insufficientadj.n. /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ Etymology: < Old French insufficient (14th cent., Oresme; compare insuffisant adj.), or < Latin insufficient-em , < in- (in- prefix⁴) + sufficient-em sufficient adj., adv., and n. A. adj. Not sufficient. †1. a. Of a person: Of inadequate ability or qualification; unfit; incompetent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > unable or incompetent insufficientc1386 insuffisant1387 unable1395 unsufficient1395 weak1423 uncompetentc1549 short-handed1622 incompetent1641 ineffective1653 nequient1656 inefficient1750 wandought1788 no good1838 non-efficient1863 c1386 G. Chaucer Summoner's Tale 252 Holde ye thanne me or elles oure Couent To praye for yow been insufficient? c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 240 Which of mysilfe am insufficient To rekne or count. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. xlviii. f. xvi The .ii. sones before named of Lud were to yonge or Insuffycient for to take on hande so great a charge. 1562 Ld. Bacon in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1709) I. xxvi. 256 Some of those that were ministers were much insufficient. a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 61 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) So as the Bishop..may justly reject them as incapable and insufficient. 1657 T. Burton Diary (1828) II. 58 An ordinance for the ejection of scandalous, ignorant, and insufficient ministers and schoolmasters. †b. Not having enough of some thing; inadequately provided with money, possessions, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something > lacking or without > poorly supplied or equipped > specifically of persons feeblec1330 insufficient1426 unpurveyeda1492 dispurveyeda1513 penurous1594 short1763 hard-run1834 lacking1868 1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 10739 They be mor Rude than am I, And mor ek insuffycyent Off konnyng, as by jugement. 1427–8 in Hist. MSS Comm.: 10th Rep.: App. Pt. V: MSS Marquis of Ormonde &c. (1885) 294 in Parl. Papers (C. 4576-I) XLII. 1 If ony of the saide citsayns be insufficiente..in the saide actione of dette. 1620 J. Wilkinson Treat. Statutes conc. Coroners & Sherifes (new ed.) 2 Hee is insufficient in lands. 1635 W. Lambarde & T. Lambarde Archeion (new ed.) 211 Then shall that Clarke both make Fine to the King, and satisfie the partie hurt, (if he be able)..But if the Clarke be insufficient, then is the Sheriffe himselfe to answer for him. 2. a. Of a thing: Deficient in force, quality, or amount; lacking in what is necessary or requisite; inadequate. insufficient answer n. see quot. 1848. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] insuffisant1387 unsufficient1398 over-little?a1400 unsuffisantc1400 unthankful1491 insufficienta1513 wanec1540 incompetent1611 under1673 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xii The sayde maters of obieccion were by hym and his Courte thought insuffycient. 1592 A. Day 2nd Pt. Eng. Secretorie sig. S3^v, in Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) Men..whose demeanours are to virtue wholly insufficient. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 581 Who beleeve not promises according to the intention of them: They make them weaker and insufficienter then they are. 1692 J. Dryden Eleonora Ded. sig. †4 But a single hand is insufficient for such a Harvest. 1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra II. lxviii. 330 Even these provisions were found insufficient. 1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon at Insufficiency An answer in Chancery is said to be insufficient when it does not specifically reply to the specific charges in the bill. 1879 G. C. Harlan Eyesight viii. 115 Good artificial light is much to be preferred to insufficient daylight. †b. Wanting in strength or stability. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective] tender?c1225 feeble1340 infirmc1374 slight1393 weakc1400 sperec1440 silly1587 unsound1590 immaterial1609 paper1615 unsubstantiala1617 reedy1628 slighty1662 insufficient1700 flimsy1702 bandbox1727 unconfirmed1752 insubstantial1767 gossamery1790 thread-paper1803 gossamer1806 slimsy1845 unendurable1879 bandboxy1891 1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 6 The reason of so many insufficient Buildings, is the using of the Morter, as soon as 'tis made. B. n. †1. Insufficiency. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > for what is required > personal insuffisancec1400 insufficiencea1464 unsuffisance1483 insufficienta1513 insufficiency1526 insufficientnessc1585 incompetencea1716 inadequacy1817 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clviii^v The sayde Kynge Rycharde knowynge his owne insuffycient, hath..renouncyd and geuen vp the rule and gouernaunce of this Lande. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. v Consyderynge the insuffycient of Englysshe men & other. †2. An unfit or incompetent person. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person insufficient1654 ineffective1856 incompetent1866 inefficient1898 nyamps1900 mook1930 screw-up1944 inadequate1962 no-talent1962 spaz1965 cowboy1982 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 433 Some of Abilities..have been no more esteemed than worthlesse Insufficients. Derivatives † insuˈfficientness n. Obsolete personal unfitness, incompetence, incapacity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > for what is required > personal insuffisancec1400 insufficiencea1464 unsuffisance1483 insufficienta1513 insufficiency1526 insufficientnessc1585 incompetencea1716 inadequacy1817 c1585 T. Cartwright in R. Browne Answere to Cartwright 93 Giuing the people warning of their corruptions and insufficientnesse. 1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.c1386
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