Sufficient
Enough or adequate to meet a need; not lacking.
adjectiveSufficient
Enough or adequate to meet a need; not lacking.
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Imagine This
Imagine you're packing a backpack for a trip and you have exactly the right amount of supplies to last the journey—no more, no less. That is sufficient.
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Sounds Like
suh-FISH-uhnt
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Looks Like
Ends with -cient, as in efficient or deficient.
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Remember This
Sufficient is used with for or to to indicate adequacy, often in formal writing. It often appears in phrases like 'sufficient funds' or 'sufficient evidence.'
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Other Forms
sufficiencynoun
sufficientlyadverb
insufficientadjective
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Note
Avoid using insufficient when you mean not enough. Also note that 'sufficient' describes adequacy, not excess.