Main Entry:: suf·fi·cient
Pronunciation:: \sə-ˈfi-shənt\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, from Latin sufficient-, sufficiens, from present participle of sufficere
Date:: 14th century

1 a: enough to meet the needs of a situation or a proposed end <sufficient provisions for a month> b: being a sufficient condition2archaic : qualified , competent

— suf·fi·cient·ly adverb

synonyms sufficient , enough , adequate , competent mean being what is necessary or desirable. sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need <sufficient savings>. enough is less exact in suggestion than sufficient <do you have enough food?>. adequate may imply barely meeting a requirement <the service was adequate>. competent suggests measuring up to all requirements without question or being adequately adapted to an end <had no competent notion of what was going on>.

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