† unsufficientadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1

Obsolete.

1. = insufficient adj. 1.

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

1395 J. Purvey Remonstr. (1851) 82 It is not declarid..that the clerk was vnsufficient, neither vnable.

c1445 R. Pecock Donet 145 And þanne, wherto schulde þe sufficient be lefte, and þe vnsufficient be taken,..in a purpos so necessarye?

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxlix. f. lxxix Consyderynge the vnablenesse of Hilderich the Kynge, that he was vnsufficient to rule so great a charge.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 137 We oughte to knowe oure selfe vnsuffycyente, & therfore pray for helpe.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prol. ⁋7 As for the commendacyon of Gods holy scripture..I am farre vnsufficient therto.

a1617 S. Hieron Bargaine of Salt in Wks. (1620) II. 474 This miserie of hauing none among them but an vnseasoning and vnsufficient minister.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iii. 9 Being unprovided, or unsufficient for higher speculations.

2. = insufficient adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

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

insuffisant1387

unsufficient1398

over-little?a1400

unsuffisantc1400

unthankful1491

insufficienta1513

wanec1540

incompetent1611

under1673

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xvii. i. f. 185 b Also in some trene þe [humoure] is vnsufficiaunte and vnperfecte.

1482 Monk of Evesham 109 Wat sum euer may be seyde of hyt by mannys mowthe, ful lytyl hyt ys, and onsufficient to expresse the ioy of myne herte.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Fiiii^v He perceiued thesame stocke of money to be to litle and vnsufficient.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 135 When vnder vnsufficient pretenses wee defraude them of such ordinarie outward helps as wee should exhibit.

1635 A. Gil Sacred Philos. Holy Script. Pref. sig. ¶5^v You say that reason is an unsufficient meane, and unable to bring us to the knowledge of those things.

1656 H. Jeanes Mixture Scholasticall Divinity 5 Our Saviour's discourse sheweth, that these were weak and unsufficient grounds.

Derivatives

† unsuˈfficiently adv. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

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

unsufficiently1398

badlyc1400

over-littlec1440

insufficientlya1530

deficiently1702

incompetently1812

none too‥1885

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adverb] > in an unable or incompetent manner

unsufficiently1398

incompetently1653

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) vii. xxxi Whanne þe lunges beþ igreued with..bocches..he serueþ þe hert vnsufficiantlich of aier.

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 143 One of þe cardynals when he hard þis, began to gruche agayn þe pope, & said he demyd vnsufficientlie.

c1455 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 204 Ellis y wolde graunte þat y vnsufficientli nombrid þe poyntis of goddis lawe in þe..tablis.

a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) vi. 110 Absolving of unsufficiently disposed penitents.

1685 W. Petty Will p. v The admeasurement of the lands..was most unsufficiently and absurdly managed.

unsuˈfficientness n. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1533 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 286/2 Sua that oure soverane lord and his liegis be nocht begylit tharewith anent the unsufficientnes of the samyn.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	unsufficient
释义	† unsufficientadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1 Obsolete. 1. = insufficient adj. 1. 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 1395 J. Purvey Remonstr. (1851) 82 It is not declarid..that the clerk was vnsufficient, neither vnable. c1445 R. Pecock Donet 145 And þanne, wherto schulde þe sufficient be lefte, and þe vnsufficient be taken,..in a purpos so necessarye? a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxlix. f. lxxix Consyderynge the vnablenesse of Hilderich the Kynge, that he was vnsufficient to rule so great a charge. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 137 We oughte to knowe oure selfe vnsuffycyente, & therfore pray for helpe. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prol. ⁋7 As for the commendacyon of Gods holy scripture..I am farre vnsufficient therto. a1617 S. Hieron Bargaine of Salt in Wks. (1620) II. 474 This miserie of hauing none among them but an vnseasoning and vnsufficient minister. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iii. 9 Being unprovided, or unsufficient for higher speculations. View more context for this quotation 2. = insufficient adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] insuffisant1387 unsufficient1398 over-little?a1400 unsuffisantc1400 unthankful1491 insufficienta1513 wanec1540 incompetent1611 under1673 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xvii. i. f. 185 b Also in some trene þe [humoure] is vnsufficiaunte and vnperfecte. 1482 Monk of Evesham 109 Wat sum euer may be seyde of hyt by mannys mowthe, ful lytyl hyt ys, and onsufficient to expresse the ioy of myne herte. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Fiiii^v He perceiued thesame stocke of money to be to litle and vnsufficient. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 135 When vnder vnsufficient pretenses wee defraude them of such ordinarie outward helps as wee should exhibit. 1635 A. Gil Sacred Philos. Holy Script. Pref. sig. ¶5^v You say that reason is an unsufficient meane, and unable to bring us to the knowledge of those things. 1656 H. Jeanes Mixture Scholasticall Divinity 5 Our Saviour's discourse sheweth, that these were weak and unsufficient grounds. Derivatives † unsuˈfficiently adv. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adverb] unsufficiently1398 badlyc1400 over-littlec1440 insufficientlya1530 deficiently1702 incompetently1812 none too‥1885 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adverb] > in an unable or incompetent manner unsufficiently1398 incompetently1653 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) vii. xxxi Whanne þe lunges beþ igreued with..bocches..he serueþ þe hert vnsufficiantlich of aier. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 143 One of þe cardynals when he hard þis, began to gruche agayn þe pope, & said he demyd vnsufficientlie. c1455 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 204 Ellis y wolde graunte þat y vnsufficientli nombrid þe poyntis of goddis lawe in þe..tablis. a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) vi. 110 Absolving of unsufficiently disposed penitents. 1685 W. Petty Will p. v The admeasurement of the lands..was most unsufficiently and absurdly managed. unsuˈfficientness n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1533 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 286/2 Sua that oure soverane lord and his liegis be nocht begylit tharewith anent the unsufficientnes of the samyn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1395
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