Insufficient
Insufficient adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Nearby Words: insufficiency, insufficiently
Perfect
Perfect adjective - Being entirely without fault or flaw.
Usage example: a stunningly perfect performance—not the slightest mistake—won her the gold medal in women's figure skating
Both words in one sentence
- Vinland is not a perfect paradise, though: In Erik the Red Thorfinn and his party suffer famine during their first winter in Vinland because their preparations were insufficient, and the natives fight back and kill Thorvald Eriksson and Thorbrand Snorrason.
Source: Literature / The Vinland Sagas
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