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adj. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

adj. falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"

adj. inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"

scarce

adj. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"

sparse, thin

adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

small, little

adj. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

blemished, flawed

adj. having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"; "an irregular pair of jeans"

defective

adj. markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech"

unsatisfactory

adj. not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"

light, scant(p), short

adj. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"

lean, skimpy

adj. containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"

small, little

adj. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)

adj. not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"

short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed

adj. inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"

sufficient

adj. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"

ample

adj. more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"

adequate, decent, enough

adj. sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

due

adj. suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; " exercising due care"

heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening

adj. darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"

adequate, equal

adj. having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"

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