quantum sufficit
Americanadverb
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Quant. suff., quantum sufficit, as much as is needful.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
A thirsty man thirsts not for an ocean, but for drink quantum sufficit: give him that and the appetite is gone.
From Moral Philosophy by Rickaby, Joseph , S. J.
Of water they require quantum sufficit; of nature's other gift, which cheers and not inebriates—the glorious sunshine—they cannot have too much.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 by Various
Remember, Ned, his brain is made of finer stuff than that stolid sponge inside your pia mater, that can take in quantum sufficit of beer, fog, and tobacco-smoke, unharmed.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 by Various
He had just "quantum sufficit" for this purpose, and none to spare.
From Ellen Walton The Villain and His Victims by Addison, Alvin
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