Insufficiently
Insufficiently adverb - To an insufficient degree.
Somewhat and insufficiently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Somewhat" instead an adverb "Insufficiently".
Nearby Words: insufficient, insufficiency
Somewhat
Somewhat adverb - To some degree or extent.
Insufficiently and somewhat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Insufficiently" instead an adverb "Somewhat".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- part and insufficiently
- part and somewhat
- partially and insufficiently
- partially and somewhat
- halfway and insufficiently
- halfway and somewhat
- barely and insufficiently
- barely and somewhat
- in part and insufficiently
- in part and somewhat
- scarcely and insufficiently
- scarcely and somewhat
- incompletely and insufficiently
- incompletely and somewhat
Both words in one sentence
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Khomeini prosecuted Jews (along with anyone he felt was insufficiently Muslim) by the thousands under his rule, although things have softened up somewhat since Ali Khamenei succeeded him, as Jews now have a member in the Iranian parliament.
Source: Useful Notes / Iran - The "I'm Surrounded By Idiots" Challenge is one version, while the somewhat better-known Asylum Challenge turns the household into an insufficiently-equipped Bedlam House, with your playable sim forced to Go Among Mad People.
Source: Surrounded by Idiots
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