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sufficient
suf·fi·cient S0866200 (sə-fĭsh′ənt)adj.1. Being as much as is needed; adequate; enough.2. Archaic Competent; qualified.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sufficiēns, sufficient-, present participle of sufficere, to suffice; see suffice.]
suf·fi′cient·ly adv.Synonyms: sufficient, acceptable, adequate, enough, satisfactory
These adjectives mean being what is needed without being in excess: has sufficient income to retire comfortably; made acceptable grades; put in an adequate supply of wood; drew enough water to fill the tub; offered a satisfactory sum for the property.Antonym: insufficientsufficient (səˈfɪʃənt) adj1. enough to meet a need or purpose; adequate2. (Logic) logic (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not necessarily required by some other state of affairs. Compare necessary3e3. archaic competent; capablena sufficient quantity[C14: from Latin sufficiens supplying the needs of, from sufficere to suffice] sufˈficiently advsuf•fi•cient (səˈfɪʃ ənt)
adj. 1. adequate for the purpose; enough. 2. 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). 3. Archaic. competent. [1350–1400; < Latin sufficient-,sufficiēns, present participle of sufficere to suffice] suf•fi′cient•ly, adv. Thesaurus| 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" |
sufficientadjective adequate, enough, ample, satisfactory, enow (archaic) There was not sufficient evidence to secure a conviction.
not enough, inadequate, insufficient, short, poor, scant, meagre, sparse, deficientsufficientadjective1. Being what is needed without being in excess:adequate, comfortable, competent, decent, enough, satisfactory.2. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent:acceptable, adequate, all right, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, tolerable.Informal: OK, tidy.Translationssuffice (səˈfais) verb to be enough for a purpose or person. Will $10 suffice (you) till Monday? 滿足 满足sufficient adjective enough. We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs? 足夠的 足够的sufˈficiency noun 充足 充足sufˈficiently adverb 充足地 充足地suffice it to say I need only say. 只要說...就足夠了 只要说...就足够了sufficient
a word to the wise is sufficientSomeone who is wise heeds a warning or a piece of advice, even if it is very brief. The shorter phrase, "a word to the wise," is more common. I heard about a terrible traffic jam on the news, so I'm avoiding the highway. A word to the wise is sufficient!See also: sufficient, wise, wordSufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.There are enough burdens, concerns, and troubles that occur in the present without worrying about those that will or may occur in the future. Don't waste your time and energy worrying about what might go wrong. Just focus on every step of the project as it occurs. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. In trying to legislate for problems down the line, many of which may never even come to pass, the government is failing those who need help right now. This protest march is thus being held to remind them that sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.See also: evil, sufficient, untoSufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.Prov. You should not worry about things that might happen in the future.; It is enough to worry about things that are happening today. (Biblical.) Jane: I can't get to sleep; I keep thinking about the interview I have to do tomorrow. Alan: If the interview is tomorrow, worry about it tomorrow. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.See also: evil, sufficient, thereof, untoword to the wise (is enough). and A word to the wise is sufficient.Prov. You only have to hint something to wise people in order to get them to understand it.; Wise people do not need long explanations. (Often used to signal that you are hinting something.) John's a pleasant man, but I wouldn't trust him with money. A word to the wise, eh? Donna hinted about Lisa's drinking problem to Lisa's fiancé, hoping that a word to the wise would be enough.See also: wise, wordsufficient
sufficient Logic (of a condition) assuring the truth of a statement; requiring but not necessarily required by some other state of affairs AcronymsSeeSUFFsufficient
Related to sufficient: Sufficient statistic, Sufficient causeSynonyms for sufficientadj adequateSynonyms- adequate
- enough
- ample
- satisfactory
- enow
Antonyms- not enough
- inadequate
- insufficient
- short
- poor
- scant
- meagre
- sparse
- deficient
Synonyms for sufficientadj being what is needed without being in excessSynonyms- adequate
- comfortable
- competent
- decent
- enough
- satisfactory
adj of moderately good quality but less than excellentSynonyms- acceptable
- adequate
- all right
- average
- common
- decent
- fair
- fairish
- goodish
- moderate
- passable
- respectable
- satisfactory
- tolerable
- OK
- tidy
Antonyms for sufficientadj of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundantRelated WordsAntonyms |