sufficient
adjective
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Definition of sufficient
1a
: enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end
sufficient provisions for a month
b
: being a sufficient condition
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Examples of sufficient in a Sentence
Considering that John Adams was notoriously insecure about his own place in history, he surely would have enjoyed his current renown. He and Abigail get pride of place in the family crypt, down a winding staircase in the church basement. On her plaque in the crypt, she is described as a "model of domestic worth," as though she were a particularly charming chifforobe, and not a woman who survived a troubled marriage with sufficient courage that both houses of Congress adjourned upon hearing of her death.
— Charles P. Pierce, Boston Globe Magazine, 26 July 2009
Because canines are, for the most part, unable to naturally manufacture sufficient vitamins to meet their daily requirements, a dog's routinely consumed meals, with some exceptions, must be augmented with them during the manufacturing process.
— Tom Ewing, Dog Watch, February 2009
And since this policy is usually accompanied by a pledge to provide sufficient scholarship funds to admitted applicants who cannot afford the full cost (around $45,000 in the Ivy League today), it is an expensive policy.
— Andrew Delbanco, New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2007
The result was a magnificent example of evidence overkillâthe first set of prints alone was sufficient to match the gangbanger to a set in the national Automated Fingerprint Identification System database.
— Jessica Snyder Sachs, Popular Science, March 2004
A brisk walk is sufficient to raise your heart rate.
There must be sufficient funds in your bank account to cover the check.
Her explanation was not sufficient to satisfy the police.
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In other cases, workers say unions have taken action without giving them a sufficient voice. — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, "As Grass-Roots Labor Activism Rises, Will Unions Take Advantage?," 1 Sep. 2019 And if thatâs not sufficient peril, some golfers lose their balls. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Teed off about golfersâ winning prize money," 1 Sep. 2019 Sugar growing, which dominated Hawaiâi for 100 years, was attempted at several scales, but failed for lack of sufficient water. — Wade Graham, Smithsonian, "Why Molokai, With All Its Wonders, Is the Least Developed of Hawaiâiâs Islands," 31 Aug. 2019 Judges will decide if the government has allowed sufficient time for a debate on a no-deal Brexit. — Julia Webster, Time, "Former U.K. Prime Minister Joins Court Case to Stop Boris Johnson Suspending Parliament," 30 Aug. 2019 Two converted Dusan Tadic penalties in the second leg produced a just-sufficient 5â4 aggregate scoreline, and Ajax lived to fight another day. — Si Wire, SI.com, "Ajax vs. APOEL Nicosia Live Stream: Watch Champions League Online, TV Channel," 28 Aug. 2019 Or were environmental factors limiting lifeâs possible forms, forcing it to wait until sufficient oxygen or other essentials could support more complexity? — Quanta Magazine, "Rapid Oxygen Changes Fueled an Explosion in Ancient Animal Diversity," 27 Aug. 2019 Limited exceptions are made for content with sufficient and appropriate context and where the purpose of posting is clear. — Andrew Norton, Ars Technica, "YouTube flags robot battle videos as âanimal fightsâ," 22 Aug. 2019 Determining whether a region has sufficient water to satisfy the needs of people who live there is a complicated and imperfect process. — Aondover Tarhule, The Conversation, "We use satellites to measure water scarcity," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sufficient.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sufficient
sufficient
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of sufficient
somewhat formal
: having or providing as much as is needed
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sufficient
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Kids Definition of sufficient
: enough to achieve a goal or fill a need
sufficient evidence
sufficient
adjective
suf·fi·cient
Legal Definition of sufficient
: enough to meet the needs under the law of a situation or a proposed end
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