insufficiente

Interlingua

Adjective

insufficiente (not comparable)

1. insufficient

Related terms

• insufficientia

Italian

Alternative forms

• insufficente (misspelling)

Etymology

From Latin īnsufficientem. Cognate with Friulian insuficient, Piedmontese insuficent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.suf.fiˈt͡ʃɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: in‧suf‧fi‧cièn‧te

Adjective

insufficiente (plural insufficienti)

1. insufficient, inadequate, not enough, unfit

   Synonyms: poco, inadeguato, insoddisfacente, scarso

   Antonym: sufficiente

2. (education) fail, below the pass mark, low mark, poor

   Antonym: abbastanza

Derived terms

• insufficientemente
• insufficienza

Further reading

• insufficiente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana