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sufficient
[ suh-fish-uhnt ]
adjective
- adequate for the purpose; enough:
sufficient proof;
sufficient protection.
Antonyms: inadequate, scant, meager
- Logic. (of a condition) such that its existence leads to the occurrence of a given event or the existence of a given thing. Compare necessary ( def 4c ).
- Archaic. competent.
sufficient
/ səˈfɪʃənt /
adjective
- enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate
- logic (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not necessarily required by some other state of affairs Compare necessary
- archaic.competent; capable
noun
- a sufficient quantity
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Derived Forms
- sufˈficiently, adverb
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Other Words From
- suf·ficient·ly adverb
- over·suf·ficient adjective
- over·suf·ficient·ly adverb
- presuf·ficient adjective
- presuf·ficient·ly adverb
- quasi-suf·ficient adjective
- quasi-suf·ficient·ly adverb
- super·suf·ficient adjective
- super·suf·ficient·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sufficient1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sufficient1
C14: from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to suffice
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