sufficiently.

To the extent needed to meet a stated condition or purpose.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• sufficiently clear
• sufficiently support

On the page

The instruction was sufficiently clear for the audience that already knew the terminology.

The evidence sufficiently supported the narrow conclusion under the stated standard.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. 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. Writing functions: scope qualification, degree qualification, criteria application, comparison. Disciplines: academic writing, analytical explanation, research interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.