n
a rate of pay that is below average for the type of work in question.
adj
Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order.
adj
Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
n
(medicine, humorous) An inaccurate, incorrect, or nonsensical diagnosis, particularly in the field of psychiatry.
v
(transitive) To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch.
adj
Alternative form of fail-safe [That does not cause undue damage in the event of failure.]
v
Show to be not good enough.
adj
(of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
adj
Less than normally active.
adj
Insufficiently hydrated
adj
(obsolete) Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless.
adj
Not adequate; not fit for the purpose
adj
Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.
v
To be unsatisfactory; to fail to meet minimal standards of acceptability.
adj
Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
n
Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of food.
adj
(postpositive) unable to fully realise one's ambitions; would-be
adj
Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction.
n
The posited phenomenon that lesser-known companies, followed by fewer analysts, tend to produce abnormally high returns on their stocks, perhaps because of the lower liquidity or higher risk associated with the stock.
n
The situation in which something does not increase; a decrease or equilibrium.
adj
Not rich; not wealthy.
adv
To a degree that is not sufficient.
adj
Less than normal, in temperament or in result.
adj
Outclassed; unable to compete
adj
Having insufficient capacity to meet the demand of those who are interested.
adj
Inadequate, insufficient.
adj
Not properly grown; having a growth shortage.
n
Stock from smaller companies that is not highly tracked by financial analysts or professional investors.
adv
(finance) With a negative ownership position.
n
A falling short; failure to meet an expectation or standard.
adj
Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.
n
A usage that is less than the capacity of a system
adj
(medicine, of a dosage) Less than would be efficacious
adj
Below merchantable quality.
n
A point or value below an optimum.
adj
Less than potent; not potent enough.
adj
Less than prime; inferior.
adj
Insufficient to provide protection
adj
(idiomatic) Far less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be.
n
Used as a predicate or a pro-sentence to indicate insufficiency.
adj
Having an inadequate level of accommodation.
adj
Given too little attention.
adj
Alternative form of underawed [Insufficiently awestruck; unimpressed.]
adj
Alternative form of underendowed. [Insufficiently endowed.]
adj
having inadequate representation.
adj
Alternative form of underresourced [(social sciences, public health) Having insufficient resources; poor or underfunded.]
adj
Alternative spelling of underripe [Insufficiently ripe for harvesting or eating.]
n
A less than normal, or insufficient, abundance.
adj
Insufficiently abundant
n
Insufficient acceleration.
adj
(sociolinguistics) insufficiently accommodative
adj
Insufficiently accomplished; not having done or achieved enough.
n
An achievement that is less than expected; underperformance.
adj
Having received insufficient acknowledgement.
adj
Less than normally active.
adj
Insufficiently actuated
n
An insufficient adjustment
adj
Inadequately advertised.
n
A deficit or shortfall in funds, inventory, or capacity.
n
A less than normal, or insufficient, allocation.
n
insufficient amplification
adj
insufficiently analyzed
adj
Inadequately anesthetized.
adj
Inadequately animated.
adj
(genetics) Insufficiently annotated
adj
Not valued or appreciated as highly as they / it should be.
n
insufficient appreciation
adj
Insufficiently appreciative; ungrateful.
n
Less than the normal extent of arousal
adj
Inadequately articulated.
n
Insufficient ascertainment
adj
Insufficiently assertive.
n
Inadequate assessment of an academic course, as by requiring too few pieces of work from each student.
adj
Insufficiently assured.
n
Less than the normal or desired attainment
adj
Attended by too few people.
n
Insufficient attenuation
adj
Insufficiently awestruck; unimpressed.
adj
Having inadequate access to financial services or formal banking facilities.
adj
Insufficiently promoted.
adj
(of animals) Not purebred; of an inferior strain.
adj
Not having sufficient work.
adj
Insufficiently busy; not having enough to do.
adj
Insufficiently caffeinated.
adj
(finance) Having insufficient capital.
adj
Insufficiently capitalised
n
(finance) Insufficient capitalization
adj
Lacking sufficient capital
adj
Not having received as much fame as one deserves.
adj
Insufficiently challenged.
adj
insufficiently characterized
adj
Containing too little chlorine.
adj
Inadequately choreographed.
adj
Having fewer citations that would be expected
adj
Collateralized for too small an amount.
n
Insufficient collection of premiums for insurance, necessitating administration of corrective billing or future rate increases.
adj
(computing, programming) Having inadequate documentation in the form of comments in source code.
adj
Insufficiently compensated
n
Insufficient compensation
adj
insufficiently conceptualised
adj
Insufficiently concerned.
adj
Insufficiently condensed
adj
Inadequately conditioned.
n
Insufficient confidence.
adj
Insufficiently confident; lacking confidence
adj
Insufficiently connected
n
Insufficient connectivity
adj
Given insufficient consideration
adj
Insufficiently consolidated
adj
Insufficiently constrained
n
(economics) Insufficient consumption (for financial stability)
adj
Insufficiently controlled
adj
Insufficiently coordinated
n
An insufficient level of coordination
n
(statistics) Insufficient coverage (inadequate representation in a sample)
adj
Insufficiently covered (against risk)
adj
Without a sufficiently large crowd; underpopulated or underattended.
adj
Of a theatrical production, etc.: featuring too little dancing.
adj
(rare) Insufficiently decided; too undecided.
adj
Inadequately defended.
n
A delivery of insufficient material
adj
Insufficiently dense; especially not sufficiently dense enough to form a galaxy.
n
The condition or extent of being underdense
v
Particularly in the theory of scientific explanation, to provide too few constraints to specify a unique solution.
adj
Serving as an inadequate deterrent.
v
To develop insufficiently.
n
A deviation from a target that results in less of something than was desired.
adj
(of a disease or symptom) diagnosed less frequently than its occurrence.
adj
insufficiently digested
n
(surgery) Less than normal dilation
adj
Having inadequate physical dimensions; too small.
v
To exert too little artistic control when directing (a play or film).
adj
disciplined too little
adj
That is not discussed enough.
n
An inadequate distribution (especially of money).
n
Insufficient diversification.
adj
Not sufficiently diversified.
adj
Having inadequate documentation.
adj
Characteristic of an underdog.
adj
insufficiently cooked; undercooked
adj
Inadequately dramatic.
adj
Insufficiently well-dressed, as for a formal event.
adj
Insufficiently emphasized
adj
Insufficiently endowed.
n
Inadequate enforcement (of a law, statute, etc.).
adj
Insufficiently engaged
adj
having too small an engine in relation to its size.
adj
Insufficiently enriched
adj
Feeling or acting as though one is entitled to less than one really deserves; too retiring or self-effacing.
adj
Lacking sufficient equipment
adj
Insufficiently examined; overlooked.
n
(biology) inadequate excretion of something
adj
Having inadequate exercise.
adj
Less than usually expanded
n
Insufficient exploitation
adj
Not exploited to any great extent; not used to full advantage.
n
Less than the normal or optimum amount of extraction
n
insufficient extrapolation
adj
(computing) Lacking in features.
adj
insufficiently fermented
n
Inadequate fertilization; the underuse of fertilizer.
adj
Lacking sufficient financing
adj
Of animals reared for meat: having less fat than is desirable.
n
The state of not burning fuel at the desired level, and thus not providing heat efficiently.
adj
Having insufficient focus
adj
Insufficiently fogged.
adj
Not adequately followed; having too small a following.
adj
Too sparsely forested.
adj
Not full enough; not filled to available capacity.
adj
Insufficiently funded.
adj
Inadequately furnished; lacking in furniture.
adj
(rare) Not glorified enough; not praised enough.
adj
grazed beneath overhanging trees etc
adj
insufficiently grown; not having grown to a normal or suitable size.
adj
Having an insufficiently large listening audience; neglected or overlooked as a speaker or musician.
adj
Of beer: not hoppy enough.
adj
Receiving less hype than deserved
n
Insufficient identification
adj
Insufficiently identified
adj
Insufficiently imagined; betraying a lack of imagination.
adj
Having undergone insufficient improvement.
n
inclusion of too few or too little
adj
Not inclusive enough; tending to include too little.
adj
Insufficiently induced
n
Inadequate inflation (of vehicle tyres, etc.).
adj
Too little influenced.
adj
Given inadequate information.
adj
not having sufficient insurance to cover loss or damage
adj
Having too little of something in stock.
adj
insufficiently investigated
n
An insufficient investment.
n
(manufacturing) Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
adj
Insufficiently loved; neglected.
adj
(dialectal) Poor; inferior.
n
Insufficient or inadequate maintenance.
n
(business) inadequate or insufficient management
adj
Insufficiently manned; understaffed
adj
Insufficiently marketed.
n
A match that is less than optimal.
adj
Given insufficient medication.
n
(medicine) Insufficient medicating; underuse of medication.
n
Insufficient metallation
adj
Milled insufficiently, or less than usual.
adj
Having undergone insufficient modernization.
n
Insufficient modification.
adj
Insufficiently modified
n
Insufficient modulation (typically of a radio signal)
adj
(rare) Insufficiently moneyed (monied; i.e. affluent); in possession of insufficient money; poor.
n
Incomplete notification (typically of deaths)
n
Insufficient nourishment
n
The occupancy of a building by fewer people than it could reasonably house.
adj
Having too few officers.
n
Insufficient organization.
adj
Insufficiently ossified
n
Insufficient, or less than the usual amount of packing
adj
Having insufficient padding.
adj
getting too little financial compensation for one's work
n
Insufficient parameterization
adj
Insufficiently parameterized
n
Inadequate parenting; failure to interact sufficiently with one's child.
n
Inadequate participation.
adj
Not receiving enough clients or customers.
adj
Insufficiently penalized
adj
Into which insufficient penetration has been achieved.
adj
Short of people; underpopulated.
adj
That performs less well than required.
adj
inadequately pigmented
adj
Given too low a pitch.
n
Extreme underconfidence.
n
Insufficient population.
adj
Having insufficient power for its operation.
n
insufficient preparation
adj
Not adequately prepared.
n
prescription of an inadequate amount of a drug
n
Inadequate pressurization.
adj
Insufficiently pressurized.
adj
Having had inadequate time or effort spent on its production.
n
The production of an insufficient amount.
adj
Inadequately proficient.
n
Insufficient promotion (of goods, services, employees, etc.).
adj
Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor.
adj
Insufficiently protected
adj
Provided to an inadequate extent.
adj
Given inadequate publicity.
adj
Having few publications on the subject.
adj
Having insufficient punctuation.
n
Insufficient punctuation.
adj
Insufficiently punished
adj
Not given enough recognition for its quality
adj
Insufficiently reactive; underreacting.
adj
Inadequately realized.
adj
Insufficiently recompensed.
adj
Insufficiently regulated
adj
(performing arts) Insufficiently rehearsed
adj
Insufficiently replicated
adj
Reported as smaller or lesser than reality
adj
Having less than adequate or sufficient representation
adj
Insufficiently researched.
adj
(finance) Having an inadequate reserve.
adj
Insufficiently resolved
adj
(social sciences, public health) Having insufficient resources; poor or underfunded.
adj
Insufficiently respected.
n
inadequate response, or less response than others
adj
Insufficiently responsive.
adj
Not adequately sampled or surveyed.
adj
Insufficiently saturated
adj
Insufficiently screened
adj
Insufficiently scrupulous.
adj
Insufficiently sedated
n
The selection of something less often or by fewer people than would be expected.
adj
Insufficiently sensitive.
adj
(poetic, nonce word) Under the usual size; dwarfish; small.
adj
Smaller than appropriate, expected or sufficient.
adj
below the usual or expected size
adj
Insufficiently skilled
adj
Insufficiently smoothed
adj
sold with insufficient enthusiasm.
adj
Not spiced strongly enough.
adj
Characterized by understatement; understated.
adj
Provided with insufficient stimulation.
n
insufficient stimulation
adj
Insufficiently stocked
adj
(US) Having fewer stores (shops) than are needed by the available market
adj
Insufficiently studied.
adj
Having too few subscribers or subscriptions
adj
Insufficiently valued or praised
adj
Insufficiently surveyed
adj
Taxed at less than an appropriate level
adj
Insufficiently theoretically studied or researched.
adj
Toasted insufficiently.
adj
Not sufficiently toned.
n
Insufficient treatment, often specifically medical treatment
adj
Insufficiently twisted (typically of DNA)
adj
Used less than normal or desirable.
adj
Insufficiently utilized
adj
Assigned an in appropriately low value.
adj
Insufficiently ventilated.
adj
Not visited often enough, or by a sufficient number of visitors.
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
adj
Rare spelling of underwomanned. [(rare) Inadequately womaned.]
adj
(rare) Inadequately womaned.
adj
Ineffectively or inadequately utilized.
adj
(molecular biology, of a protein) Insufficiently desolvated.
n
An unsound state, as that of a building; dilapidation.
adj
inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory
adj
Not adequately provided for.
adj
(uncommon) Synonym of insufficient.
n
One who does great deeds but receives little or no recognition for them.
adj
Abbreviation of undersize. [Smaller than normal, undersized.]
n
A pointless or unproductive task.
adj
(obsolete) Understaffed
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