sufficient

Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.

Adjective

Of a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.
- This is a necessary condition but not a sufficient one.
Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
- They felt sufficient to maintain their present prosperity and independence. - 1842, Nathanael Emmons, Jacob Ide, Social and civil duties, page 456:
- I have never yet felt adequate. I have never yet felt sufficient. - 1983, John MacArthur, Spiritual Gifts, →ISBN, page 98:
Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
- ...to take the best ways we can, to make it known to the Duke of York; for, till Sir J. Minnes be removed, and a sufficient man brought into W. Pen's place, when he is gone, it is impossible for this Office ever to...
Having enough money to meet obligations and live comfortably.
- I shall in this place only mention that qualification by wealth; the rather, being applyed to the deputies of towns and citties, where they use to say of a rich man, he is a very sufficient man : and the other...
- Some persons have been called, who have proved (it is true) that he was insufficient at that time, and could not pay more than 3 or 4,000l.; but the same witnesses give an account, that his ill circumstances were then...
- The second in the Hong, Mowgua, has been a man of large property, but he is of more questionable property now ; I consider him still to be a very sufficient merchant. - 1830, Great Britain Parliament House of Commons,...

From Old French sufisanz, soficient, from Latin sufficiēns, present participle of sufficiō.

An adequate quantity of; enough.
- We have sufficient supplies to last the winter.
- There is not sufficient access to the Internet in many small rural villages.
A quantity (of something) that is as large as is needed.
- We don't need any more; we already have sufficient.
- Sufficient of us are against this idea that we should stop now.