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Sufficiently — Suf*fi cient*ly, adv. To a sufficient degree; to a degree that answers the purpose, or gives content; enough; as, we are sufficiently supplied with food; a man sufficiently qualified for the discharge of his official duties. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sufficiently — late 14c., from SUFFICIENT (Cf. sufficient) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
sufficiently — enough, sufficient, sufficiently 1. Enough functions as both an adjective and an adverb, whereas sufficient requires modification as sufficiently. As an adjective (or modifier), enough will normally serve, but sufficient is more idiomatic when a… … Modern English usage
sufficiently — adverb a) In a sufficient manner; enough. Once we had eaten and drunk sufficiently, we padded off to sleep. b) To a sufficient extent. We wanted to build a tepee, but we couldnt find sufficiently long sticks … Wiktionary
sufficiently — adv. Sufficiently is used with these adjectives: ↑accurate, ↑broad, ↑challenging, ↑convincing, ↑distinct, ↑effective, ↑flexible, ↑important, ↑impressed, ↑interested, ↑interesting, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
sufficiently — sufficient ► ADJECTIVE & DETERMINER ▪ enough; adequate. DERIVATIVES sufficiently adverb … English terms dictionary
sufficiently — adverb to a sufficient degree (Freq. 23) she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin • Ant: ↑insufficiently • Derived from adjective: ↑sufficient … Useful english dictionary
sufficiently strong — index prima facie (legally sufficient) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Sufficiently large — In mathematics, the phrase sufficiently large is used in contexts such as::P is true for sufficiently large xwhich is actually shorthand for::there exists an ainmathbb{R} such that P is true for all xge a.This does not necessarily mean that any… … Wikipedia
Sufficiently Breathless — Infobox Album | Name = Sufficiently Breathless Type = studio Artist = Captain Beyond Released = 1973 Recorded = 1973 Genre = Progressive rock Length = 33:15 Label = Capricorn Producer = Phil Walden Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… … Wikipedia
