sufficient
adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof;sufficient protection.
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.
Origin of sufficient
1Opposites for sufficient
Other words from sufficient
- suf·fi·cient·ly, adverb
- o·ver·suf·fi·cient, adjective
- o·ver·suf·fi·cient·ly, adverb
- pre·suf·fi·cient, adjective
- pre·suf·fi·cient·ly, adverb
- qua·si-suf·fi·cient, adjective
- qua·si-suf·fi·cient·ly, adverb
- su·per·suf·fi·cient, adjective
- su·per·suf·fi·cient·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for sufficient
/ (səˈfɪʃənt) /
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 (def. 3e)
archaic competent; capable
a sufficient quantity
Origin of sufficient
1Derived forms of sufficient
- sufficiently, adverb
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