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Sufficient Səˈfɪʃnt Adjective Bre Time Dose Reasons Justify

Word sufficient
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / səˈfɪʃnt / NAmE / səˈfɪʃnt /
Example
  • allow sufficient time to get there.
  • one dose should be sufficient.
  • these reasons are not sufficient to justify the ban.
  • our budget is hardly sufficient to pay people, let alone buy any new equipment.
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sufficient

(adjective)BrE / səˈfɪʃnt / NAmE / səˈfɪʃnt /
  1. enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need
    • opposite insufficient
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/insufficient
    • Allow sufficient time to get there.
    • One dose should be sufficient.
    • These reasons are not sufficient to justify the ban.
    • Our budget is hardly sufficient to pay people, let alone buy any new equipment.
    • Is £100 sufficient for your expenses?
    • The salary proved sufficient for his needs.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (in the sense ‘legally satisfactory’): from Old French, or from Latin sufficient- ‘meeting the need of’, from sufficere ‘put under, meet the need of’, from sub- ‘under’ + facere ‘make’.
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