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