A multitude of scribblers who daily pester the world with their
insufferable stuff.
Dryden.
In*suf"fer*a*bly, adv. In a manner or to a degree beyond endurance;
intolerably; as, a blaze insufferably bright; a person insufferably
proud.
In`suf*fi"cience (?), n. Insufficiency. Shak.
In`suf*fi"cien*cy (?), n. [L. insufficientia: cf. F. insuffisance,
whence OE. insuffisance. See Insufficient.]
1. The quality or state of being insufficient; want of sufficiency;
deficiency; inadequateness; as, the insufficiency of provisions, of an
excuse, etc.
The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of
Scripture, . . . fully supplied.
Hooker.
2. Want of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as, the
insufficiency of a man for an office.
In`suf*fi"cient (?), a. [L. insufficiens, -entis. See In- not, and
Sufficient.]
1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose;
as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in
quality. "Insufficient for His praise." Cowper.
2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill;
incompetent; incapable; unfit; as, a person insufficient to discharge
the duties of an office.
Syn. -- Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal; unfit;
incompetent; incapable; inefficient.
In`suf*fi"cient*ly, adv. In an insufficient manner or degree;
unadequately.
In`suf*fla"tion (?), n. [L. insuffatio: cf. F. insuffation. See In- in,
and Sufflation.] The act of breathing on or into anything; especially:
(a) (R. C. Ch.) The breathing upon a person in the sacrament of baptism
to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life. (b) (Med.) The
act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into any cavity of the body.
In*suit"a*ble (?), a. Unsuitable. [Obs.] -- In*suit`a*bil"i*ty (#), n.
[Obs.]
In"su*lar (?), a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F. insulaire.
See Isle.]
1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the
characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.
2. Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed;
illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices.
The penury of insular conversation.
Johnson.
In"su*lar, n. An islander. [R.] Berkeley.