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Not enough

inadequate

adjective

not enough, or not good enough for a particular purpose

insufficient

adjective

not enough

scant

adjective

very little, or not enough

meagre

adjective

smaller or less than you want or need

pitiful

adjective

a pitiful amount of something is very small and not enough

miserable

adjective

a miserable amount of something, especially money, is very small and not enough

tight

adjective

if space is tight, you have only just enough

in short/limited supply

available only in small quantities, so that there is not enough

not go far

used for saying that a supply of something is not enough

deficit

noun

the difference between the amount of money or goods that a country or business has and the amount that it has spent or that it owes

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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tweet

the short high sound that a small bird makes

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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