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sufficient (adj.)

early 14c., from Old French soficient "satisfactory," or directly from Latin sufficientem (nominative sufficiens) "adequate," present participle of sufficere "to supply as a substitute," from sub "up to" (see sub-) + combining form of facere "to make, to do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put").

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Definitions of sufficient from WordNet

sufficient (adj.)
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant;
sufficient food
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