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suf·fi·cient (-ənt)

adjective

  1. as much as is needed; equal to what is specified or required; enough
  2. competent; well-qualified; able

Etymology: ME < L sufficiens, prp. of sufficere: see suffice

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sufficient Synonyms

sufficient

modif.

enough, adequate, ample, satisfactory; see enough 1. See syn. study at enough.


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sufficient Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • become: However, in 1919 it was increasingly felt that the club should become self sufficient.

Modifies a noun

  • quantity: The Reports stated anthrax does not exist in sufficient quantities to be harmful.

Modifying Another Word

  • barely: However the colleges, and the ecumenical courses also, have barely sufficient students to create viable United Reformed Church student cohorts.

Infinitive complement

  • justify: Whether the extra link functionality of XLink is sufficient to justify widespread adoption is still a matter of debate.

Used with adjective complement

  • consider: A team sheet will not be considered sufficient to comply with this Rule, other than in a Reserve Section fixture.

Preposition: in

  • quantity: These were sufficient in quantity and nature to require the holding of a Local Inquiry.

Preposition: for

  • purpose: Log file analysis is not sufficient for this purpose.
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sufficient quotes

Whose fault? Whose but his own? Ingrate, he had of me All he could have; I made him just and right, Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall.

-Milton,John

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