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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How to use sufficient in a sentence
Three additional mass vaccination sites at yet-to-be announced locations in Western, Eastern and Southern Maryland will open in March if sufficient doses are available, Hogan said.
South Africa and U.K. coronavirus variants detected in D.C.; Maryland to open third mass vaccination site | Erin Cox, Julie Zauzmer, Rachel Chason | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostSome, like malaria or Ebola, have animal reservoirs, which means that ensuring no humans are sick isn’t sufficient to stamp them out.
Smallpox used to kill millions of people every year. Here’s how humans beat it. | Kelsey Piper | February 5, 2021 | VoxOthers said there wasn’t sufficient evidence to show that new proposals would be fairer or more effective.
In Maryland’s largest suburb, an ambitious police overhaul faces roadblocks | Rebecca Tan, Dan Morse | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostThe county says it’s open to building this sort of activity into its long-term climate action plan, but bemoans that it does not yet have sufficient data to quantify, monitor and report the amount of carbon the practice can sequester.
Morning Report: Growing the County’s Carbon-Cutting Efforts | Voice of San Diego | February 3, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoWhen compared to high tech triple-layer waterproof winter gloves, you will find that leather gloves will not be quite as warm — but for most cold climates a lined leather glove will be sufficient to keep your hands warm.
Best winter gloves: Our picks for touch screen gloves, ski gloves, and more | PopSci Commerce Team | February 2, 2021 | Popular-Science
“The level of outside support… has not been sufficient enough for them to distance themselves from al Nusra,” Cafarella said.
ISIS Fight Has a Spy Shortage, Intel Chair Says | Kimberly Dozier | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's probably necessary for success in the long term, but it's far, far, far from sufficient.
U.S. Hasn’t Even Started Training Rebel Army to Fight ISIS | Tim Mak | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSuspicion of exposure to Ebola, for example, is sufficient to justify mandatory isolation.
The scientists were able to extract sufficient DNA from the roots, and they did indeed find the virus fossils.
Ebola's Roots Are 50 Times Older Than Mankind. And That Could Be the Key to Stopping It. | Michael Daly | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhitefish, Montana, where NPI is based, is apparently not sufficient.
American Racist Richard Spencer Gets to Play the Martyr in Hungary | James Kirchick | October 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Texians laughed at the fanfarronades of the dons, and did not attach sufficient importance to these formidable preparations.
What he has done in any one species or distinct kind of writing would have been sufficient to have acquired him a great name.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThen he cut away the knobs by which he climbed to it, until there was barely sufficient for his own tiny toes to rest on.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneI have only set down part of this Peal, which is sufficient to shew the course and method thereof.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing | Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
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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