sufficient (səˈfɪʃənt
)
Definitions
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 (sense 3e)
- archaic competent; capable
noun
- a sufficient quantity
Alternative Forms
sufˈficiently adverbWord Origin
C14: from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to sufficeUsage examples
She assured her hostess that one bouquet would be sufficient.
, Miss Melville Regrets (1987)In sufficient quantity, this atomic hydrogen would have blocked the light in the early Universe, causing an astronomical dark age.
New Scientist (2003)Immigrants were arriving in sufficient numbers to transplant the soul or essence of the game onto their adopted landscape.
Irish Times (2002)But the strategy was clear: get in the lead quickly and create sufficient momentum to stay there.
Glasgow Herald (2001)At school, if he has sufficient intelligence, he can do well simply by carrying out the teachers ' instructions.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)