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# insufficiently

«insufficiently» in Mova's school dictionary: **needed** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (insufficiently)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Not enough; less than is needed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiently/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In formal writing and science reports: «insufficiently heated», «insufficiently prepared». In safety: food that is insufficiently cooked can make you ill. Everyday words: not enough.

### examples

- The chicken was insufficiently cooked, so we put it back in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiently/#x1)
- He was insufficiently prepared for the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiently/#x2)
- The room was insufficiently heated. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiently/#x3)
- Insufficiently watered plants droop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiently/#x4)
- The answer was insufficiently explained. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiently/#x5)
- The tent was insufficiently pegged and blew away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiently/#x6)

### note

Formal. From insufficient + -ly; opposite: sufficiently. In maths, «insufficient» means the amount is less than what is needed — look for how much more is required.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «insufficiently» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insufficiently/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.