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suf·fi·cient  (s-fshnt)
adj.
1. Being as much as is needed.
2. Archaic Competent; qualified.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sufficins, sufficient-, present participle of sufficere, to suffice; see suffice.]

suf·ficient·ly adv.
Synonyms: sufficient, adequate, enough
These adjectives mean being what is needed without being in excess: has sufficient income to retire comfortably; bought an adequate supply of food; drew enough water to fill the tub.
Antonym: insufficient

sufficient [səˈfɪʃənt]
adj
1. enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate
2. (Philosophy / 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
[from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to suffice]
sufficiently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"
ample - more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"
insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

sufficient
adjective adequate, enough, ample, satisfactory, enow (archaic) There was not sufficient evidence to secure a conviction.
not enough, inadequate, insufficient, short, poor, scant, meagre, sparse, deficient
Translations
sufficient [səˈfɪʃənt] ADJ
1. (before noun) → suficiente
given sufficient timecon suficiente tiempo
if the matter is of sufficient importancesi el asunto es lo bastante importante or lo suficientemente importante
2. to be sufficientbastar, ser suficiente
ten minutes is quite sufficientcon diez minutos basta or es suficiente
it is sufficient to say thatbasta decir or es suficiente decir que ...
sufficient unto the day (is the evil thereof)ya nos preocuparemos de eso cuando llegue el momento
sufficient [səˈfɪʃənt] adj [number, amount, time, evidence, information] → suffisant(e)
sufficient money → suffisamment d'argent
to be sufficient → être suffisant(e)
to be sufficient for sth → suffire à qch
to be sufficient to do sth → suffire à faire qch
sufficient
adjgenügend, ausreichend, genug inv; maturity, temperaturegenügend attr, → ausreichend; reason, condition, explanation, translationhinreichend; fundsausreichend, hinreichend; evidenceausreichend; is that sufficient reason for his dismissal?ist das Grund genug or ein ausreichender Grund, ihn zu entlassen?; to be sufficientgenügen, ausreichen, genug sein; thank you, that’s sufficientdanke, das genügt or reicht; I think you have drunk quite sufficientich glaube, Sie haben genug getrunken; we haven’t got sufficient to live onwir haben nicht genug zum Leben; sufficient unto the day (is the evil thereof) (Prov) → der morgige Tag wird für sich selber sorgen
sufficient [səˈfɪʃnt] adj sufficient (for)sufficiente (per)
that's sufficient → basta così
do you have sufficient money? → hai abbastanza soldi?
sufficient [səˈfɪʃnt] adj sufficient (for)sufficiente (per)
that's sufficient → basta così
do you have sufficient money? → hai abbastanza soldi?


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It was true I had many and good friends, and I was blessed with interests and occupations which I had often declared sufficient to satisfy any not too exacting human being.
Upon the whole, the controversy seems of no great importance to those who believe the Holy Scriptures sufficient to teach the way of salvation, but of whatever moment it may be thought, there are not proofs sufficient to decide it.
They who act without sufficient thought, will often fall into unsuspected danger.
 
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