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Suffice vs Adequacy - What's the difference?

suffice | adequacy |

As a verb suffice

is to be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate.

As a noun adequacy is

the quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

suffice

English

Verb

(suffic)
  • To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate.
    • Two capsules of fish oil a day suffices .
  • * Milton
    • To recount almighty works, / What words or tongue of seraph can suffice ?
  • To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
    • A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.
  • * 1838 , The Church of England quarterly review (page 203)
    • Lord Brougham's salary would have sufficed more than ninety Prussian judges.
  • To furnish; to supply adequately.

    • Related terms

    * satisfice * sufficient

    Usage notes

    * Commonly used in the phrase suffice it to say. * Mostly used in modal verb constructions, such as: Half a loaf per day will suffice'''.'' This is much more common than the direct form ''Half a loaf per day '''suffices .

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    adequacy

    English

    Noun

    (adequacies)
  • The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
    • His zeal is, of course, unquestionable; his adequacy, however, I doubt.