Adjective

(er)

Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.

He was a robust man of six feet four.

* Anthony Trollope (1815-1882)

She was stronger, larger, more robust physically than he had hitherto conceived.

Violent; rough; rude.

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Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.

Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety;

(systems engineering) Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.

(software engineering) Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.

(statistics) Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as,

We have provision sufficient for the family

This army is sufficient to defend the country.

There is not sufficient access to the internet in the some small country villages.

Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.

A two-week training course is sufficient to get a job in the coach-driving profession.

(archaic) Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.

* 1668 , (Samuel Pepys), December 23 1668

...to take the best ways we can, to make it known to the Duke of York; for, till Sir J. Minnes be removed, and a sufficient man brought into W. Pen's place, when he is gone, it is impossible for this Office ever to support itself.

self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content.