INSUFFICIENTLY

insufficiently

(adverb) to an insufficient degree; “he was insufficiently prepared”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

insufficiently (comparative more insufficiently, superlative most insufficiently)

not sufficiently

Source: Wiktionary


In`suf*fi"cient*ly, adv.

Definition: In an insufficient manner or degree; unadequately.

INSUFFICIENT

In`suf*fi"cient, a. Etym: [L. insufficiens, -entis. See In- not, and Sufficient.]

1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality. "Insufficient for His praise." Cowper.

2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill; incompetent; incapable; unfit; as, a person insufficient to discharge the duties of an office.

Syn.

– Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal; unfit; incompetent; incapable; inefficient.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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