adv
sufficiently
suh-FIH-shuhnt-lee
adv
1
To an adequate or sufficient degree; enough.
"Make sure the meat is sufficiently cooked before serving."
How to Use Sufficiently
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEnough, or to a large enough extent.
Word Forms
more sufficiently comparative, most sufficiently superlative
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Etymology
Formed from sufficient plus -ly.
Rhymes for sufficiently
gently
recently
fluently
urgently
silently
intently
patently
decently
currently
fervently
patiently
evidently
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