sufficient
pronunciation
How to pronounce sufficient in British English:
UK [səˈfɪʃnt]
How to pronounce sufficient in American English:
US [səˈfɪʃnt]
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- Adjective:
- of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
Word Origin
- sufficient
- sufficient: [14] Sufficient originated as the present participle of Latin sufficere ‘be enough’ (source also of English suffice [14]). This was a compound verb formed from the prefix sub- ‘under’ and facere ‘do, make’ (source of English fact, factory, etc). It originally meant literally ‘put under’, and the notion of ‘enough’ evolved via ‘cause to take the place of’.=> fact, factory, fashion
- sufficient (adj.)
- early 14c., from Old French soficient "satisfactory," or directly from Latin sufficientem (nominative sufficiens) "adequate," present participle of sufficere "to supply as a substitute" (see suffice).
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Example
- 1. Banks also lack sufficient capital to make new loans .
- 2. Nor is it sufficient to fully explain actual outcomes .
- 3. Why can 't they access sufficient capital at home ?
- 4. In some cases only animal tests are deemed sufficient .
- 5. The bill still must pass the senate and ms rousseff 's powers of persuasion may not prove sufficient .