See Also: Sufficient(medicine)
sufficient cause(medicine)
self-sufficient(dictionary)
sufficient(dictionary)
self-sufficient(dictionary)
sufficient(dictionary)
Not-sufficient-funds check(money)
Not sufficient funds check(finance)

sufficient (iou)



sufficient adjective, noun, & adverb. ME.
[Old French, or Latin sufficient- pres. ppl stem of sufficere SUFFICE: see -ENT.]
A. adjective.
a. Law. Of a document, security, etc.: legally satisfactory. ME.
b. Philosophy. Adequate to satisfy an argument, situation, etc., satisfactory. Esp. in sufficient condition, sufficient reason. M17.
Adequate (esp. in quantity or extent) for a certain purpose; enough (for a person or thing, to do something). Also (rare exc. in allus. to Matthew 6:34) foll. by to, unto. LME.
Bible (AV): Matthew 6:34 Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. D. H. Lawrence Sufficient unto the moment is the appearance of reality. W. S. Churchill The royal revenues were not sufficient to support the cost of the campaign. R. West A peasant of sufficient intelligence and enterprise could become a landowner.
b. Achieving an object; effective. rare. M19.
Possessing talent or ability; competent, capable. (Foll. by for or to (a function), to do something.) LME-E19.
Of a person: having an adequate income; wealthy, well-to-do; qualified by means or status for an office. LME-L18.
Of a thing: of adequate quality; of a good standard, in good condition; substantial, solid. obsolete exc. Scot. LME.
More fully sufficient for oneself, sufficient unto oneself. = SELF-SUFFICIENT 1. arch. LME.
= SELF-SUFFICIENT 2. E17-E18.
Special collocations & phrases: sufficient for oneself: see sense 6 above. not sufficient: see NOT adverb. sufficient grace: see GRACE noun. sufficient statistic a statistic containing all the information in the observations it is based on that is relevant to the estimate being made. sufficient unto oneself: see sense 6 above.
b. noun.
The quality or condition of being sufficient; sufficiency. LME-E17.
A sufficient quantity or supply; sufficient means; enough. L15.
C. adverb. = sufficiently. LME-E19.
sufficiently adverb in a sufficient manner; adequately, satisfactorily, enough: LME.