insufficiently
part of speech
adverb (insufficiently)
meaning for a pupil
(formal) Not enough; less than is needed. tree →
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 →
- He was insufficiently prepared for the test. tree →
- The room was insufficiently heated. tree →
- Insufficiently watered plants droop. tree →
- The answer was insufficiently explained. tree →
- The tent was insufficiently pegged and blew away. tree →
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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.