INSUFFICIENCY
\ɪnsəfˈɪʃənsi], \ɪnsəfˈɪʃənsi], \ɪ_n_s_ə_f_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n_s_i]\
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The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
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Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.
By Oddity Software
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The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.
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Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.
By Noah Webster.
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Inadequateness to any end or purpose, - as Insufficiency of the valves of the heart, - a condition in which they are not adapted, as in health, to properly close the apertures.
By Robley Dunglison
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. Want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; -want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; -want of force or value; defect.
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