Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant;
- Example: "sufficient food"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sufficient \Suf*fi"cient\, a. [L. sufficiens, -entis, p. pr. of
sufficere: cf. F. suffisant. See Suffice.]
1. Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough;
ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family;
an army sufficient to defend the country.
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My grace is sufficient for thee. --2 Cor. xii.
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2. Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of
competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
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Who is sufficient for these things? --2 Cor. ii.
16.
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3. Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
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The man is, notwithstanding, sufficient . . . I
think I may take his bond. --Shak.
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4. Self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content. [R.]
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Thou art the most sufficient (I'll say for thee),
Not to believe a thing. --Beau. & Fl.
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Syn: Enough; adequate; competent; full; satisfactory; ample.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sufficient
adj 1: of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but
without being abundant; "sufficient food" [ant:
deficient, insufficient]