He was tired because he had had insufficient sleep. The scientist had insufficient evidence to prove his theory. Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises (Samuel Butler).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
suf|fi´cient|ly — suf|fi|cient «suh FIHSH uhnt», adjective. 1. as much as is needed; enough: »sufficient proof. The poor child did not have sufficient clothing for the winter. SYNONYM(S): adequate, ample. See syn. under enough. (Cf. ↑enough) 2. Archaic. competent; … Useful english dictionary
suf|fi|cient — «suh FIHSH uhnt», adjective. 1. as much as is needed; enough: »sufficient proof. The poor child did not have sufficient clothing for the winter. SYNONYM(S): adequate, ample. See syn. under enough. (Cf. ↑enough) 2. Archaic. competent; … Useful english dictionary
in´suf|fi´cient|ly — in|suf|fi|cient «IHN suh FIHSH uhnt», adjective. 1. not enough; less than is needed; inadequate: »He was tired because he had had insufficient sleep. The scientist had insufficient evidence to prove his theory. Life is the art of drawing… … Useful english dictionary
self-suf|fi|cient — «SEHLF suh FIHSH uhnt», adjective. 1. asking or needing no help; independent: »a grave and self sufficient child. 2. having too much confidence in one s own resources, powers, or the like; conceited … Useful english dictionary
in·suf·fi·cient — … Useful english dictionary
self-suf·fi·cient — … Useful english dictionary
cient — an·cient·ly; an·cient·ry; ca·lor·i·fa·cient; ef·fi·cient·ly; fa·cient; fa·cient; in·suf·fi·cient; liq·ue·fa·cient; mu·ta·fa·cient; ob·ji·cient; par·tu·ri·fa·cient; per·fi·cient; pro·fi·cient·ly; pro·ji·cient; pu·tre·fa·cient; suf·fi·cient·ly;… … English syllables
suf — ex·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fi·cience; in·suf·fi·cien·cy; in·suf·fi·cient; in·suf·flate; in·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fla·tor; suf; suf·fect; suf·fer; suf·fer·able; suf·fer·ance; suf·fer·er; suf·fete; suf·fice; suf·fic·er; suf·fi·cience; suf·fi·cien·cy;… … English syllables
sufficient — suf|fi|cient [ sə fıʃnt ] adjective *** as much as is needed: ENOUGH: sufficient time/resources/information sufficient for: Bedside lighting alone is not sufficient for most bedrooms. sufficient to do something: There is now sufficient evidence… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sufficient — suf•fi•cient [[t]səˈfɪʃ ənt[/t]] adj. 1) adequate for the purpose; enough 2) cvb pho logic (of a condition) such that its existence leads to the occurrence of a given event or the existence of a given thing Compare necessary 4), c) 3) archaic… … From formal English to slang
