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German
Etymology
un- + zulänglich
Pronunciation
Adjective
unzulänglich (strong nominative masculine singular unzulänglicher, comparative unzulänglicher, superlative am unzulänglichsten)
- inadequate, insufficient
- Synonym: unzureichend
- Antonyms: zulänglich, ausreichend
- (literary, dated) unreachable
- Synonym: unerreichbar
1832, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Bergschluchten, Wald, Fels, Einöde.”, in Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil [Faust, Part Two]:Alles Vergängliche / Ist nur ein Gleichnis; / Das Unzulängliche, / Hier wird's Ereignis; / Das Unbeschreibliche, / Hier ist's getan; / Das Ewig-Weibliche / Zieht uns hinan.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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