He was insufficiently prepared. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : an insufficient answer. ,insufficient protection. From Dictionary.com.
Somebody could make the argument that the Israelis went in insufficiently armed. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Pollak on Uniquely Israeli Stupidity] Reference
As I have pointed out here before, much philosophical thinking is grounded in insufficiently considered metaphors. From Wordnik.com. [I read this in the Spectator ...] Reference
"Investors quickly deemed some of the tests 'terms insufficiently onerous. From Wordnik.com. [England Expects] Reference
I am curious as to how "insufficiently" conservative her opponents will be, and get endlessly flogged on the site. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
An insufficiently integrated immigrant population?. From Wordnik.com. [To speak another language isn't just cultured, it's a blow against stupidity] Reference
The common theme is that gays are insufficiently manly. From Wordnik.com. [William K. Black: Sport: The Gay Antidote?] Reference
She lost her primary for being insufficiently anti-abortion. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Kelly: Bristol Palin Dances, Pregnant, on Lisa Murkowski's Grave] Reference
Mr. Kelly considers Ms. Fiorina to be insufficiently conservative. From Wordnik.com. [Primary Races Pit Veterans Against Newcomers] Reference
Why Edel should be deemed insufficiently feminist is anybody's guess. From Wordnik.com. [ON PARNASSUS FOR 15 MINUTES] Reference
The bread is too hard and chewy, and the thyme insufficiently bitter. From Wordnik.com. [When food takes you back to the time and the place] Reference
So Republicans reading alarming polls might be insufficiently alarmed. From Wordnik.com. [As the Oceans Rise] Reference
But Perhach, who suggests Albert is insufficiently contrite, may file a civil suit. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons In How To Say I'm Sorry] Reference
He thought the German was being insufficiently tough on the brutal regime in Belarus. From Wordnik.com. [The World According to John McCain] Reference
"Our purpose is not to exclude words that we think are insufficiently impressive or formal.". From Wordnik.com. ['D'oh!' The Right Thing?] Reference
Even Goldwater, the father of the movement, would prove insufficiently pure for the new enforcers. From Wordnik.com. [A Penchant For the Politics Of the Poke] Reference
Bogus Talking Point #1: Elizabeth Warren is insufficiently attuned to the benefits of financial innovation. From Wordnik.com. [Zach Carter: There Are Zero Good Reasons To Block Elizabeth Warren] Reference
Critics lambaste him for being insufficiently modern; they also complain that he sucked up to wealthy idlers. From Wordnik.com. [A Yankee Portraitist In London] Reference
Not only do you go to war; when you come home, others denigrate your service, finding you insufficiently maimed. From Wordnik.com. [LEAVING ON A JET PLANE] Reference
Clearly Brown altered forever the political and social landscape of an insufficiently conscience-stricken nation. From Wordnik.com. [A Dream Deferred] Reference
Like Kate McCann, Chamberlain was criticized after Azaria's disappearance for appearing insufficiently distraught. From Wordnik.com. [Mothers To Blame] Reference
And globally, the most pessimistic projections of the epidemic's trajectory have proven to be insufficiently pessimistic. From Wordnik.com. [Eurasia And The Epidemic] Reference
Indeed, Clinton has proved the accusation insufficiently creative: he has combined the two, capitulating into a quagmire. From Wordnik.com. [Empathy For The Devil] Reference
More expensive troops are insufficiently strong, meaning buying basic machine gunners is a simple way to get through levels. From Wordnik.com. [Star Wars: The Battle for Hoth] Reference
Upon hearing someone castigate students for being insufficiently motivated, a noneconomist might be inclined to ask two questions. From Wordnik.com. [Schools would be great if it weren't for the kids] Reference
A shared currency cannot rest on a patchwork quilt of national markets that are insufficiently flexible and imperfectly integrated. From Wordnik.com. [The Euro's Success Requires Liberalization] Reference
The agency was spread thin, losing disgruntled old hands and -- in hindsight -- insufficiently aimed at the hard target of terrorism. From Wordnik.com. [A Street Fight] Reference
Co., the same hedge-fund firm whose role Goldman was accused of insufficiently disclosing, according to people familiar with the matter. From Wordnik.com. [Dual Role in Housing Deals Puts Spotlight on Deutsche] Reference
But too many are chancing their arms (and our faces) with eye lifts and ear pinning that they are insufficiently experienced to perform. From Wordnik.com. [George Michael? Taxi for you] Reference
One of the first staff meetings I attended concerned a script that had come in from the outside, and was considered insufficiently exciting. From Wordnik.com. [Vulcans Never, Ever Smile] Reference
Liberals have decided what is the matter with Kansas, the archetypal red state: Kansans are insufficiently self-interested and materialistic. From Wordnik.com. [BROWNBACK'S PLANS FOR 2008] Reference
And the primary argument for term limits is not that Congress is insufficiently "" responsive '' and hence must be made "" closer to the people. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Save Us From The Purists] Reference
Sadly, these 13th - to 14th-century medieval panels were often destroyed or whitewashed when the Renaissance rendered them insufficiently realistic. From Wordnik.com. [THE BODY ELECTRIC] Reference
"They are obviously men of high IQ, very smart, well-informed, but I fear, Joseph, that they are insufficiently impressed by the mysteries of life.". From Wordnik.com. [Past Their Prime (Rate)] Reference
But the interface for newspaper reading is disappointing — you have to painstakingly go through article lists, and often the stories are insufficiently described. From Wordnik.com. [Can It Kindle the Imagination?] Reference
For similar reasons, I have often heard Moscow intelligenty, with characteristic snobbery, pour scorn on the magazine for being too "accessible" or insufficiently literary. From Wordnik.com. [Russia: Media Turmoil] Reference
Giuliani, who has come under fire from conservatives for being insufficiently pro-life, appears to be the candidate whose support is most affected by his stance on abortion. From Wordnik.com. [Competition in the Cornfields] Reference
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