sufficient

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 49.85 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. determiner An adequate quantity of; enough.

   We have sufficient supplies to last the winter.

2. determiner A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.

   We don't need any more; we already have sufficient.

3. adjective Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.

   This is a necessary condition but not a sufficient one.

4. adjective Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
5. adjective Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
6. adjective Having enough money to meet obligations and live comfortably.

Similar words

adequate enough decent comfortable spare sufficiency adequacy suffice adequately satisfactory

Often followed by

to for number evidence time reason in quantity condition

Word family

sufficiency sufficiently