sufficiently
to a sufficient degree
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,251 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,778 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- to a sufficient degree she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin
sufficiently 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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His anxiety to avoid all questions about his lodger was sufficiently obvious.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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Then he laid before the assemblage his program --a sufficiently extraordinary one.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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It was so perfectly hung that a gentle breeze rocked it sufficiently to send you pleasantly to sleep.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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He cries, “Unhappy man, you have roasted one side, turn the other and then eat, for it is sufficiently cooked.”
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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Two tables were placed, one after another, in the kitchen; for the other rooms were not sufficiently large to accommodate the company.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1