unzureichend
Translation
insufficient, inadequate, unsatisfactory
Examples
Die Beweise waren unzureichend.
The evidence was insufficient.
Wir arbeiten mit unzureichenden Mitteln.
We are working with insufficient means.
Grammar Patterns
sth. is insufficient The evidence was insufficient.
to work with insufficient sth. We are working with insufficient means.
Similar Words
Synonyms: ungenügend, mangelhaft; Antonyms: ausreichend, genügend
Etymology
An inflected form of unzureichend. From un- (not) + zureichend (sufficient).
Memory Tips
This is a declined form of 'unzureichend', used before a noun, for instance in the dative plural (mit unzureichenden Mitteln).