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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
sufficient
/səˈfɪʃənt/
adjective
having as much as is needed for a particular purpose
- “Everyone has received a sufficient amount of food and clothing.”Tatoeba
- “My salary is not sufficient for me to go on holiday.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)