Is Sufficient an Adjective?

Is Sufficient an Adjective?

SUFFICIENT (adjective) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.

Is sufficient a verb or adjective?

Sufficient comes from a Latin verb meaning "to meet the need." If something is sufficient it has met, or satisfied, a need. Enough is often used as a synonym for sufficient, and when something is not sufficient, it is too little to take care of what's needed.

Is Sufficient an adjective or noun?

Word family (noun) sufficiency (adjective) sufficient ≠ insufficient (verb) suffice (adverb) sufficiently ≠ insufficiently.

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