Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,018,309,577 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

sufficiently

    0.03 sec.
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.sufficiently - to a sufficient degree; "she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin"
insufficiently - to an insufficient degree; "he was insufficiently prepared"
Translations

sufficiently [səˈfɪʃəntlɪ] advsuficientemente, bastante
sufficiently [səˈfɪʃəntlɪ] advsuffisamment, assez
sufficiently [səˈfɪʃəntlɪ] sufficient advgenug, ausreichend;
sufficiently powerful/enthusiastic → mächtig/begeistert genug
sufficiently [səˈfɪʃəntlɪ] advsufficientemente, abbastanza

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
He was not sufficiently guilty to suffer death, but he was too much so to be set at liberty.
When different people see what they call the same table, they see things which are not exactly the same, owing to difference of point of view, but which are sufficiently alike to be described in the same words, so long as no great accuracy or minuteness is sought.
"My children," said the Oldest and Wisest Ape in All the World, when he had heard the Deputation, "you did right in ridding yourselves of tyranny, but your tribe is not sufficiently advanced to dispense with the forms of monarchy.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.