sufficient
[ suh-fish-uhnt ]
/ səˈfɪʃ ənt /
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.
Origin of sufficient
OTHER WORDS FROM sufficient
Words nearby sufficient
suffering,
suffern,
suffice,
suffice it to say,
sufficiency,
sufficient,
sufficient condition,
sufficient reason,
suffix,
sufflate,
suffocate
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British Dictionary definitions for sufficient
sufficient
/ (səˈfɪʃənt) /
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 affairs
Compare 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