Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Insufficient and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Insufficient" instead an adjective "Close".
Insufficient
Insufficient adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Close and insufficient are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Insufficient".
Nearby Words: insufficiency, insufficiently
Both words in one sentence
- Insufficient data to be certain yet, (less than one day, and not including the most important part of the day, at that) but it appears to be getting close to the numbers Adsense was producing.
- Shoulder Cannon: Frozen Heart used to have this, before being switched out for Angel Wings due to ranged weapons being more and more insufficient to put down kaiju before they close to melee.
Source: Fan Fic / Arctic Rim -
No matter how close you try to get to the entrance, Fi will keep telling you that you will have an insufficient amount of hearts and cannot stand the extreme temperatures and keeps sending you back.
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