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adjective
- 1. enough; adequate: "they had sufficient resources to survive"
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The meaning of SUFFICIENT is enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end. How to use sufficient in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sufficient.
adjective. uk / səˈfɪʃ. ə nt / us / səˈfɪʃ. ə nt / Add to word list. B2. enough for a particular purpose: sufficient for This recipe should be sufficient for five people. sufficient evidence/time/funds/etc. to It was thought that he'd committed the crime but there wasn't sufficient evidence to convict him. Opposite. insufficient.
sufficient for This recipe should be sufficient for five people. sufficient evidence/time/funds/ etc. to It was thought that he'd committed the crime but there wasn't sufficient evidence to convict him.
Sufficient definition: adequate for the purpose; enough. See examples of SUFFICIENT used in a sentence.
Definitions of sufficient. adjective. of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant. “ sufficient food” synonyms: ample. more than enough in size or scope or capacity. adequate, decent, enough. sufficient for the purpose. comfortable. sufficient to provide comfort. see more. Pronunciation. US. /səˈfɪʃənt/ UK.
1. adjective [oft ADJECTIVE to-infinitive, ADJ n to-inf] B2. If something is sufficient for a particular purpose, there is enough of it for the purpose. One metre of fabric is sufficient to cover the exterior of an 18-in-diameter hatbox.
1. enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate. 2. (Logic) logic (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not necessarily required by some other state of affairs. Compare necessary 3e. 3. archaic competent; capable. n. a sufficient quantity. [C14: from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to suffice]
