sufficient Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
- sufficient food

L. sufficiens, -entis, p.pr. of sufficere: cf. F. suffisant. See Suffice.

Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the country.
My grace is sufficient for thee. 2 Cor. xii. 9.
Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
Who is sufficient for these things? 2 Cor. ii. 16.
Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
The man is, notwithstanding, sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond. Shak.
Self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content. R.
Thou art the most sufficient (I'll say for thee), Not to believe a thing. Beau. & Fl.
Syn. -- Enough; adequate; competent; full; satisfactory; ample.