sufficient [suh -fish -uh nt]
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See more synonyms for sufficient on Thesaurus.com 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 .Show More
Origin of sufficient 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 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 Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for sufficiently Contemporary Examples of sufficiently Stangneth has been faulted by some reviewers for not being a sufficiently dispassionate historian.
Whether the charge will work to sufficiently taint Orman is another issue, says Popkin.
The equations of general relativity unambiguously predict event horizons forming if mass is sufficiently concentrated.
And when sufficiently afraid, we are capable of committing acts we believe we are incapable of committing.
So, yeah, it was a very big hiccup—one sufficiently large to jolt the heart from its regular beat.
Historical Examples of sufficiently Your achievements may not have sufficiently swelled the historic page.
Are they not sufficiently well paid to have the ordinary comforts of life?
When the grain is sufficiently grown it is elevated to the kilns.
"I have not sufficiently thanked you even yet for this afternoon," she said.
Here an incident occurred that is sufficiently singular to be mentioned.
British Dictionary definitions for sufficiently 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 Show More
Derived Forms sufficiently , adverb Word Origin for sufficient C14: from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to suffice
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Word Origin and History for sufficiently adj. early 14c., from Old French sufficient , from Latin sufficiens , present participle of sufficere (see suffice ).
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