insufficient
/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ adjective B2- Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs. · an insufficient amount· an insufficient degree
- Not sufficient; lacking competent power or ability; unqualified, unequal, unfit.
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Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three-and-twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character.
If I have wounded your sister’s feelings, it was unknowingly done; and though the motives which governed me may to you very naturally appear insufficient, I have not yet learnt to condemn them.
He had some intention, he added, of studying the law, and I must be aware that the interest of one thousand pounds would be a very insufficient support therein.
Darcy’s explanation _there_ had appeared very insufficient; and she read it again.
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