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 condition
2 archaic : 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>.