sufficingadj.

/səˈfʌɪsɪŋ/

Etymology: < suffice v. + -ing suffix².

That suffices for a purpose or object; sufficient, adequate, satisfying. (Cf. , quot. 1623 for all-sufficing adj. at Compounds 2a(b)(ii), self-sufficing adj.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective]

enoughOE

enowOE

goodOE

suffisanta1340

skilfula1350

sufficientc1380

duea1398

aboundable?1440

competentc1440

suffiand1456

sufficient1539

answerable1551

honourable1590

sufficinga1616

well1673

undeficient1854

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xv. 115 Draw thy sword, and giue mee, Suffising strokes for death.

a1640 Wotton in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 248 Nor shrubs alone feel thy sufficing hand.

1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 4 I had no fear but that the authors of Smectymnuus..were prepar'd..to returne a suffizing answer.

1827 W. Scott Highland Widow in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. I. ix. 173 The death of MacTavish Mhor was, in her apprehension, a sufficing reason.

1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cii. 4 And if the representation was such as to send sufficing men to parliament, it would be known which.

1905 E. Clodd Animism §7. 41 The sufficing materials for belief in an entity in the body, but not of it.

Derivatives

suˈfficingly adv. so as to suffice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb]

enougheOE

well enoughOE

enowc1300

fairc1300

suffisantlya1340

enoughly1340

meeta1350

sufficientlyc1380

duly1393

competentlyc1440

sufficient1509

'nougha1618

adequately1639

nuff1778

sufficingly1821

1821 Examiner 316/2 [She] is consequently more sufficingly suited to the various demands of the character.

suˈfficingness n. sufficiency (cf. self-sufficingness n. at self-sufficing adj. Derivatives).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > sufficiency in degree or quality

sufficiency1565

adequateness1650

adequacy1701

sufficingness1841

enoughness1871

1841 L. Hunt Seer (1864) ii. 3 Beautiful present sufficingness of a cat's imagination!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	sufficing
释义	sufficingadj. /səˈfʌɪsɪŋ/ Etymology: < suffice v. + -ing suffix². That suffices for a purpose or object; sufficient, adequate, satisfying. (Cf. , quot. 1623 for all-sufficing adj. at Compounds 2a(b)(ii), self-sufficing adj.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] enoughOE enowOE goodOE suffisanta1340 skilfula1350 sufficientc1380 duea1398 aboundable?1440 competentc1440 suffiand1456 sufficient1539 answerable1551 honourable1590 sufficinga1616 well1673 undeficient1854 a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xv. 115 Draw thy sword, and giue mee, Suffising strokes for death. View more context for this quotation a1640 Wotton in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 248 Nor shrubs alone feel thy sufficing hand. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 4 I had no fear but that the authors of Smectymnuus..were prepar'd..to returne a suffizing answer. 1827 W. Scott Highland Widow in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. I. ix. 173 The death of MacTavish Mhor was, in her apprehension, a sufficing reason. 1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cii. 4 And if the representation was such as to send sufficing men to parliament, it would be known which. 1905 E. Clodd Animism §7. 41 The sufficing materials for belief in an entity in the body, but not of it. Derivatives suˈfficingly adv. so as to suffice. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] enougheOE well enoughOE enowc1300 fairc1300 suffisantlya1340 enoughly1340 meeta1350 sufficientlyc1380 duly1393 competentlyc1440 sufficient1509 'nougha1618 adequately1639 nuff1778 sufficingly1821 1821 Examiner 316/2 [She] is consequently more sufficingly suited to the various demands of the character. suˈfficingness n. sufficiency (cf. self-sufficingness n. at self-sufficing adj. Derivatives). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > sufficiency in degree or quality sufficiency1565 adequateness1650 adequacy1701 sufficingness1841 enoughness1871 1841 L. Hunt Seer (1864) ii. 3 Beautiful present sufficingness of a cat's imagination! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1616
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