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Definitions from WordNet

Adjective sufficient has 1 sense
  1. sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"
    Antonyms:
    insufficient, deficient, depleted, low, inadequate, poor, lean, skimpy, light, scant, short, scarce, shy, too little

Definitions from the Web

Sufficient

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Meeting or surpassing the requirements or needs, being enough or satisfactory.

Senses:

  1. Having or providing as much as is needed; adequate.
  2. Being competent or capable of doing or fulfilling something.

Example Sentences:

  1. The amount of food you brought is sufficient to feed everyone at the party.
  2. She studied hard to gain sufficient knowledge for the examination.
  3. The evidence presented was sufficient to prove the defendant's guilt.

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: The quantity or degree that meets a requirement or satisfies a need.

Example Sentences:

  1. He provided more than sufficient to cover the expenses.
  2. We have sufficient of the ingredients to make the recipe.
  3. The company assured us there would be a sufficient number of staff on duty.

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