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sufficient

[suh-fish-uhnt]

adjective

  1. adequate for the purpose; enough.

    sufficient proof;

    sufficient protection.

    Antonyms: , ,
  2. Logic.(of a condition) such that its existence leads to the occurrence of a given event or the existence of a given thing.

  3. Archaic.competent.



sufficient

/ əˈɪʃəԳ /

adjective

  1. enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate

  2. logic (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not necessarily required by some other state of affairs Compare necessary

  3. archaiccompetent; capable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sufficient quantity

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sufficiently adverb
  • oversufficient adjective
  • oversufficiently adverb
  • presufficient adjective
  • presufficiently adverb
  • quasi-sufficient adjective
  • quasi-sufficiently adverb
  • supersufficient adjective
  • supersufficiently adverb
  • ܴˈھԳٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sufficient1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin sufficient-, stem of ܴڴھŧԲ “supplying,” present participle of sufficere “to supply, suffice,” equivalent to suf- suf- + -ficere, combining form of facere “to do, make”; suffice
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sufficient1

C14: from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to suffice
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While all pregnant women benefited from this law, it now appears that only those with sufficient health care and life circumstances will be able to survive potential emergencies.

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The complaint alleged that Brock didn’t administer sufficient pain medication and failed to properly complete the procedure or follow up with pathology findings.

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But he said "the current situation is that we're not funded or we haven't got sufficient resources to continue to pursue further touts".

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Achieving that will require not just effective and efficient government spending on these major long-term projects, but sufficient confidence and vision to get the private sector to pour its money into similar plans.

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In this accounting, feminism made women selfish and undesirable, men no longer exhibit sufficient “masculine energy,” and the result is .. wage stagnation?

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sufficiencysufficient condition