Sufficiently

//səˈfɪʃəntli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1
In a sufficient manner; enough.
"Once we had eaten and drunk sufficiently, we padded off to sleep."
2
To a sufficient extent.
"We wanted to build a tepee, but we couldn't find sufficiently long sticks."

Adverb

1
to a sufficient degree wordnet

Synonyms

amply competently enough fairly fully fully

Antonyms

Example

"The rocket landed sufficiently gently to avoid breaking its instruments."

Etymology

From sufficient + -ly.

Related phrases

self-sufficiently

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