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sufficient.

Adjective
Formal
MEANING

Enough in amount or force to meet a requirement or bring about a result.

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  • sufficient evidence
  • sufficient condition

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The observation was sufficient to reject the universal claim.

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sufficient

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Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.

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