Standard Lemma guide

sufficiently

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /səˈfɪʃəntli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 F IH1 SH AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a sufficient manner; enough.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: manner

Examples

  • Once we had eaten and drunk sufficiently, we went to bed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

To a sufficient extent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: degree

Examples

  • We wanted to build a tepee, but we couldn't find sufficiently long sticks.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

to a sufficient degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: insufficiently

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English sufficient Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English sufficiently From sufficient + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mjaft — in a sufficient manner
  • Bulgarian: достатъчно (dostatǎčno) — in a sufficient manner
  • Catalan: suficientment — in a sufficient manner
  • Ngazidja Comorian: kiasi — in a sufficient manner
  • Czech: dostatečně — in a sufficient manner
  • Esperanto: sufiĉe — in a sufficient manner
  • Finnish: riittävästi — in a sufficient manner
  • Finnish: tarpeeksi — in a sufficient manner
  • Finnish: kylliksi — in a sufficient manner
  • French: suffisamment — in a sufficient manner
  • German: ausreichend — in a sufficient manner
  • German: genug — in a sufficient manner
  • Greek: επαρκώς (eparkós) — in a sufficient manner
  • Ido: suficante — in a sufficient manner
  • Ingrian: kylläst — in a sufficient manner
  • Ingrian: ohto — in a sufficient manner
  • Italian: sufficientemente — in a sufficient manner
  • Japanese: 十分に (jūbun ni) — in a sufficient manner
  • Japanese: 十分 (jūbun) — in a sufficient manner
  • Latin: sufficienter — in a sufficient manner
  • Latin: affatim — in a sufficient manner
  • Macedonian: достатно (dostatno) — in a sufficient manner
  • Macedonian: доволно (dovolno) — in a sufficient manner
  • Polish: wystarczająco — in a sufficient manner
  • Portuguese: suficientemente — in a sufficient manner
  • Romagnol: abastânza — in a sufficient manner
  • Romanian: destul — in a sufficient manner
  • Romanian: suficient — in a sufficient manner
  • Russian: доста́точно (dostátočno) — in a sufficient manner
  • Spanish: suficientemente — in a sufficient manner
  • Swedish: tillräckligt — in a sufficient manner
  • Turkish: yeterince — in a sufficient manner
  • Albanian: mjaft — to a sufficient extent
  • Bulgarian: доста́тъчно (dostátǎčno) — to a sufficient extent
  • Bulgarian: дово́лно (dovólno) — to a sufficient extent
  • Finnish: riittävän — to a sufficient extent
  • Finnish: tarpeeksi — to a sufficient extent
  • Finnish: kyllin — to a sufficient extent
  • French: suffisamment — to a sufficient extent
  • Ingrian: kylläst — to a sufficient extent
  • Ingrian: ohto — to a sufficient extent
  • Latin: sufficienter — to a sufficient extent
  • Macedonian: достатно (dostatno) — to a sufficient extent
  • Macedonian: доволно (dovolno) — to a sufficient extent
  • Portuguese: suficientemente — to a sufficient extent
  • Swedish: tillräckligt — to a sufficient extent
Real reading context

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