Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sufficient \Suf*fi"cient\, a. [L. sufficiens, -entis, p. pr. of
sufficere: cf. F. suffisant. See {Suffice}.]
1. Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough;
ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family;
an army sufficient to defend the country.
My grace is sufficient for thee. --2 Cor. xii.
9.
2. Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of
competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
Who is sufficient for these things? --2 Cor. ii.
16.
3. Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.
The man is, notwithstanding, sufficient . . . I
think I may take his bond. --Shak.
4. Self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content. [R.]
Thou art the most sufficient (I'll say for thee),
Not to believe a thing. --Beau. & Fl.
Syn: Enough; adequate; competent; full; satisfactory; ample.
Source : WordNet®
sufficient
adj : of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but
without being abundant; "sufficient food" [ant: {insufficient}]