Puutteellisissa

Puutteellisissa is a Finnish adjective form meaning in the deficient or incomplete ones. It is the inessive plural form of puutteellinen, used to modify a plural noun in the inessive case. The word expresses that something is lacking or defective in the sense of incompleteness. The stem puutteell- comes from puute, meaning deficiency, combined with the -ellinen adjective suffix.

Usage of puutteellisissa occurs in formal and descriptive writing to refer to data, sources, information, or other items that are deficient or incomplete. It is typically followed by a plural noun in the inessive case, or used with other words to emphasize deficiency.

Examples:

Puutteellisissa tiedoissa on useita epäselvyyksiä. (There are several ambiguities in the deficient data.)

Kyselyn puutteellisissa vastauksissa on monia aukkoja. (There are many gaps in the incomplete responses.)

Tutkimuksen puutteellisissa tuloksissa on rajoituksia. (There are limitations in the study’s incomplete results.)

Etymology and related forms:

Puutteellinen derives from puute (deficiency) with the -ellinen suffix. Related forms include puutteellinen (singular) and puutteellisuus (deficiency, incompleteness). The word inflects according to Finnish grammar, producing forms such as puutteellisilla, puutteellisissa, and puutteellisiin depending on case and number.

Notes:

In English-language contexts, puutteellisissa is typically rendered as “deficient,” “incomplete,” or “insufficient,” with the exact rendering depending on the surrounding noun and grammatical case. The form puutteellisissa functions as an adjective, not a standalone noun.