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The Girl on the Train
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- Abdic, who was Mrs. Hipwell's therapist, was detained yesterday, but was released this morning because police say there is insufficient evidence to charge him.†
p. 180.8insufficient = not adequate (not enough)standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in insufficient means not and reverses the meaning of sufficient. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- Insufficient evidence.†
p. 184.9
- I went out to get another bottle, but I was thwarted by the ATM, which gave me the much-anticipated riposte: There are insufficient funds in your account.†
p. 186.9 *
- I have to make amends for being insufficient.†
p. 187.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(sufficient) adequate (enough -- often without being more than is needed)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)