Category:Sufficient

Suf*fi"cient, a. Etym: [l. sufficiens, -entis, p.pr. of sufficere: Cf. F. suffisant. See suffice.]

1. Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; Competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army Sufficient to defend the country. My grace is sufficient for thee. 2 cor. xii. 9.

2. Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power Or ability; qualified; fit. Who is sufficient for these things 2 cor. ii. 16.

3. Capable of meeting obligations; responsible. The man is, notwithstanding, sufficient. . . I think i may take his Bond. Shak.

4. Self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content. [r.] Thou art the most sufficient (i'll say for thee), not to believe a Thing. Beau. & fl.

Syn. -- enough; adequate; competent; full; satisfactory; ample.