Used in a Sentence

sufficiently

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sufficiently.

Editorial note

He'd insist on talking to someone sufficiently senior (aka not the assistant) before leaving his resume with them.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(manner) In a sufficient manner; enough.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sufficiently gathered in one view.

adverb

(manner) In a sufficient manner; enough.

adverb

(degree) To a sufficient extent.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sufficiently.

adverb

(manner) In a sufficient manner; enough.

adverb

(degree) To a sufficient extent.

Example sentences

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He'd insist on talking to someone sufficiently senior (aka not the assistant) before leaving his resume with them.

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And for addition (section 15.18.2): If an integer addition overflows, then the result is the low-order bits of the mathematical sum as represented in some sufficiently large two's-complement format.

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By that logic my car is powered by steel, because that's what keeps the fuel-air mixture sufficiently close together.

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So at least morally, there are sufficiently developers for both emacs and vim (in my experience).

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For example for multiplication (section 15.17.1): If an integer multiplication overflows, then the result is the low-order bits of the mathematical product as represented in some sufficiently large two's-complement format.

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It works sufficiently well to be in use in a lot of my projects as a comfortable and productive environment.

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You would also have to have a sufficiently large sample size randomly chosen instead of your biased sample of a few people you know.

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Or, like, we could say that a tool may be sufficiently stable for a job while not being finished yet.

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I'll take everyone's word for it that the others' designs aren't finalized or sufficiently detailed to tell what they can do overall.

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The fusion persists because gravity forces hydrogen sufficiently close together.

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This is well into Sufficiently Smart Compiler land...

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A strong implicit presumption behind Snowden's motives, right or wrong, is that the justice system is sufficiently rigged by the state that he would not receive a fair hearing here.

Quote examples

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However, as technology progresses, we might reach a point where "distributed" can be sufficiently efficient.

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While I understand this frustration (I've asked the same question myself many times), I feel that we who understand these topics have a duty to try to explain an assist those for whom the computer is still a "sufficiently-advanced" magic box.

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Normally, "please try my game" is something they get a lot of and tend to ignore unless they hear it from someone they already trust, but VR is sufficiently awesome that you could likely get through that filter, especially if you're offering to send them everything needed to play.

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> But I think the Swiss succeed despite this because they have a much more compassionate view towards their fellow citizens From what I've heard, that is predominately only true so long as their fellow citizens are sufficiently "like them".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sufficiently in a sentence?

He'd insist on talking to someone sufficiently senior (aka not the assistant) before leaving his resume with them.

What does sufficiently mean?

(manner) In a sufficient manner; enough.

What part of speech is sufficiently?

sufficiently is commonly used as adverb.