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adjective
1.
adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
2.
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).
3.
Archaic. competent.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sufficient- (stem of sufficiēns), present participle of sufficere to suffice, equivalent to suf- suf- + -fici-, present stem of -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -ent- -ent
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sufficient- (stem of sufficiēns), present participle of sufficere to suffice, equivalent to suf- suf- + -fici-, present stem of -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -ent- -ent
Related forms
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
EXPANDqua·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
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1. meager, scant, inadequate.
1. meager, scant, inadequate.
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| sufficient (səˈfɪʃənt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate |
| 2. | logic Compare necessary (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not necessarily required by some other state of affairs |
| 3. | archaic competent; capable |
| —n | |
| 4. | a sufficient quantity |
| [C14: from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to | |
| suf'ficiently | |
| —adv | |
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sufficient
late 14c., from O.Fr. sufficient, from L. sufficiens, prp. of sufficere (see suffice).
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