sufficient

 
Pronunciation: /səˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/

adjective & determiner

  • enough; adequate: [as adjective]: he had a small private income which was sufficient for her needs [as determiner]: they had sufficient resources to survive

Derivatives

sufficiently

adverb

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'legally satisfactory'): from Old French, or from Latin sufficient- 'meeting the need of' (see suffice)

Spelling help

Spell sufficient with a double f; the ending is -cient.