sufficient
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,470 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,492 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant sufficient food
sufficient in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Here proof of the lunacy of the maiden aunt would be sufficient.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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He who grows indignant when his veracity is questioned generally has good and sufficient reason therefor.
Crankisms · Lisle de Vaux Matthewman · Chapter 1
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A sufficient stay will be made here to give opportunity of visiting Ephesus, fifty miles distant by rail.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Rapidly and stoutly Maxence had fastened four sheets together by the ends, which gave a more than sufficient length.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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We are not very well off for neighbours, but we are large enough in number to be sufficient to ourselves.
The Half-Hearted · John Buchan · Chapter 1