insufficient

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

INSUFFI'CIENT, adjective [in and sufficient.] 1. Not sufficient; inadequate to any need, use or purpose. The provisions are insufficient in quantity and defective in quality. 2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, or skill; incapable; unfit; as a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office.
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