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sufficient

suf·fi·cient

UK/səˈfɪʃənt/ US/sʌˈfɪʃʌnt/ fairly common

adjective

1.

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

  • “sufficient food”

Origin

From Old French sufisanz, soficient, from Latin sufficiēns, present participle of sufficiō.

Phrases

  • law of sufficient reason
  • principle of sufficient reason
  • sufficient condition
  • sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof

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