Sufficient

a.	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. Thou art the most sufficient (I'll say for thee), Not to believe a thing. - Beau. & Fl.

Adj.

1.

sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food" Antonyms: insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

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