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- Dictionarysufficiently/səˈfɪʃntli/
adverb
- 1. to an adequate degree; enough: "he recovered sufficiently to resume his duties"
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adverb. uk / səˈfɪʃ. ə nt.li / us / səˈfɪʃ. ə nt.li / Add to word list. C1. enough: McGeechan has not recovered sufficiently to play in the semifinal tomorrow. The case was sufficiently serious to warrant investigation by the police. See. sufficient. Fewer examples. I was sufficiently close to hear what they were saying.
1. a. : enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end. sufficient provisions for a month. b. : being a sufficient condition. 2. archaic : qualified, competent. sufficiently adverb. Choose the Right Synonym for sufficient. sufficient, enough, adequate, competent mean being what is necessary or desirable.
adjective. uk / səˈfɪʃ. ə nt / us / səˈfɪʃ. ə nt / Add to word list. B2. enough for a particular purpose: sufficient for This recipe should be sufficient for five people. sufficient evidence/time/funds/etc. to It was thought that he'd committed the crime but there wasn't sufficient evidence to convict him. Opposite. insufficient.
sufficiently. adverb. us / səˈfɪʃ. ə nt.li / uk / səˈfɪʃ. ə nt.li / Add to word list Add to word list. C1. enough: McGeechan has not recovered sufficiently to play in the semifinal tomorrow. The case was sufficiently serious to warrant investigation by the police. See. sufficient. Fewer examples.
Synonyms for SUFFICIENTLY: enough, adequately, suitably, satisfactorily, properly, fairly, moderately, acceptably; Antonyms of SUFFICIENTLY: inadequately, insufficiently, unsatisfactorily, poorly, badly, ill, intolerably, bad.
adjective. adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection. Antonyms: inadequate, scant, meager. Logic. (of a condition) such that its existence leads to the occurrence of a given event or the existence of a given thing. Compare necessary ( def 4c ). Archaic. competent. sufficient. / səˈfɪʃənt / adjective.
1. Being as much as is needed; adequate; enough. 2. Archaic Competent; qualified. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sufficiēns, sufficient-, present participle of sufficere, to suffice; see suffice .] suf·fi′cient·ly adv. Synonyms: sufficient, acceptable, adequate, enough, satisfactory.
Definition of sufficiently adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you do something sufficiently, you’re not wowing anybody, but you've done enough to get by. It’s fine. If you do your homework sufficiently, you’ll pass but don’t expect a gold star and applause.
Definition of sufficient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
