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sufficient

suf·fi·cient [ sə físh'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
enough: as much as is needed

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin sufficient-, present participle of sufficere (see suffice)]

suf·fi·cient·ly adverb
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