self-sufficient
adjective
able to supply one's own or its own needs without external assistance.
self-sufficiently
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a word derived from
self-sufficient.
Example Sentences
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The court acknowledged it was an exceptional case since the Amish live separately and self-sufficiently, said Joshua Weishart, a lawyer and professor at West Virginia University.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Their dream was to find some land to buy "so one day, we can build ourselves a no harm farm and live life completely off the grid, self-sufficiently".
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2022
These academic programs at Clemson, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, USC and Winthrop teach students how to learn independently, how to maintain employment and how to live self-sufficiently.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
In the early 1990s, a group of eight hippies sealed themselves into a glasshouse dome in the Arizona desert, intending to replicate Earth’s ecosystems and live self-sufficiently.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2020
And then, with sudden rage, James asked himself why they should be so self-sufficiently certain that they were right.
From The Hero by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
