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sufficient
[ suh-fish-uhnt ]
/ sÉËfÉȘÊ Ént /
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adjective
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.
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Origin of sufficient
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British Dictionary definitions for sufficient
sufficient
/ (sÉËfÉȘÊÉnt) /
adjective
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 affairsCompare necessary (def. 3e)
archaic competent; capable
noun
a sufficient quantity
Derived forms of sufficient
sufficiently, adverbWord Origin for sufficient
C14: from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to suffice
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