Definition of sufficient in English:
sufficient
adjective & determiner səˈfɪʃ(ə)ntsəˈfɪʃənt
Enough; adequate.
as adjective he had a small private income which was sufficient for her needs
as determiner they had sufficient resources to survive
Example sentencesExamples
- Falkirk were again pinned down but seemed to have sufficient bodies back behind the ball.
- That experience was sufficient to prove to me that handling these big schemes is no easy matter.
- For Susan a single treatment was sufficient for a breakthrough in her health due to her youth.
- The institute confirmed that the sums given for house and contents were sufficient.
- Although he did not name her, there was sufficient detail for her to be traced by the media.
- It can be seen by the public and that is sufficient for its owner to escape tax.
- This does not seem to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that one is more readable than the other.
- Check with your plumber that the style you like gives sufficient output to heat the room.
- The traders must be making a sufficient income because they come back again to sell.
- Even my basic Spanish was sufficient to understand that this was a flamenco school.
- I find that two minutes on a high setting is sufficient to provide comforting warmth.
- If I had not had sufficient cash on me I would have had to find my own way to the nearest cash machine.
- I could see that at this rate the five we'd brought were not going to be sufficient.
- If there had been no book then the movie would not have been sufficient to carry the story into legend.
- Jam and fudge will be available during the interval and a quiz will be held if there is sufficient time.
- This would not happen if we had sufficient staff and resources to do our job properly.
- If it can do all that in sufficient numbers, it might be enough to start spooking its rivals.
- The case was adjourned because the court did not have sufficient powers to deal with him.
- These were necessary but not sufficient conditions for the end of the old regime.
- He took what action he could to avoid the car but it wasn't sufficient to stop the accident.
Synonyms
enough, adequate, plenty of, ample, abundant
informal plenty
Origin
Middle English (in the sense 'legally satisfactory'): from Old French, or from Latin sufficient- 'meeting the need of' (see suffice).
Rhymes
coefficient, efficient, proficient
Definition of sufficient in US English:
sufficient
adjective & determinersəˈfiSHəntsəˈfɪʃənt
Enough; adequate.
as adjective a small income that was sufficient for her needs
as determiner they had sufficient resources to survive
Example sentencesExamples
- Although he did not name her, there was sufficient detail for her to be traced by the media.
- I find that two minutes on a high setting is sufficient to provide comforting warmth.
- That experience was sufficient to prove to me that handling these big schemes is no easy matter.
- Even my basic Spanish was sufficient to understand that this was a flamenco school.
- He took what action he could to avoid the car but it wasn't sufficient to stop the accident.
- This would not happen if we had sufficient staff and resources to do our job properly.
- Falkirk were again pinned down but seemed to have sufficient bodies back behind the ball.
- The institute confirmed that the sums given for house and contents were sufficient.
- If it can do all that in sufficient numbers, it might be enough to start spooking its rivals.
- Jam and fudge will be available during the interval and a quiz will be held if there is sufficient time.
- If I had not had sufficient cash on me I would have had to find my own way to the nearest cash machine.
- These were necessary but not sufficient conditions for the end of the old regime.
- Check with your plumber that the style you like gives sufficient output to heat the room.
- It can be seen by the public and that is sufficient for its owner to escape tax.
- For Susan a single treatment was sufficient for a breakthrough in her health due to her youth.
- If there had been no book then the movie would not have been sufficient to carry the story into legend.
- I could see that at this rate the five we'd brought were not going to be sufficient.
- This does not seem to be sufficient to warrant a conclusion that one is more readable than the other.
- The traders must be making a sufficient income because they come back again to sell.
- The case was adjourned because the court did not have sufficient powers to deal with him.
Synonyms
enough, adequate, plenty of, ample, abundant
enough, adequate, plenty of, ample, abundant
Origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘legally satisfactory’): from Old French, or from Latin sufficient- ‘meeting the need of’ (see suffice).