Frequency rank: 14,503. – 14,553.
- insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Japanese literature, in spite of its beauty and riches, is as yet inadequately known in the West.
The Japanese are often criticized for being inward looking and insufficiently international in their outlook.
4. ちかく知覚は、だいぶぶん大部分、がいねん概念のもでるモデルにもとづいている基づいているのである。だが、そのもでるモデルはつねに常にふじゅうぶん不十分であり、おおくのばあい多くの場合、ふかんぜん不完全であり、とき時にはひどくまちがっている間違っているばあい場合もある。
Perception is based, to a very large extent, on conceptual models - which are always inadequate, often incomplete and sometimes profoundly wrong.
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
In the absence of firm evidence the prisoner was set free.
To begin with, the funds are not sufficient for running a grocery.
To begin with, the funds are not sufficient for running a grocery store.
The width of the road is insufficient for safe driving.
The pay is not adequate for a family of six.
It is not enough to show that these two particles are moving at different speed.
This complex situation arose because signals from the environment itself can be inadequate.