In'suf-fī'cience or In'suf-fī'cien-cy, n.
(-fĭsh'ens), In'suf-fī'cien-cy (-fĭsh'en-sy), n. [Lat. insuffici-entia, Pr. & Pg. insuficiencia, Sp. insuficiencia, It. insufficienzia, insufficienza, Fr. insuffisance.]
Sense 1. The quality of being insufficient; want of sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions for a garrison.
The insufficiency of the light of nature is supplied by the light of Scripture. Hooker.
Sense 2. Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an office.