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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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SUFFICIENT, adj. Also †suf-. Sc. usage, gen. of things: substantial, solid, adequate in regard to strength or condition (Sh., Rnf., Kcb. 1971, esp. in specifications). Obsol. Adv. sufficiently.Kcd. 1705 in Burns Works (Chambers 1896) I. 452:
Ffor door locked and bandet and back door bared and steepled all to be sufficient.Sc. 1727 Grant Ct. Bk. MS. (17 Nov.):
Ane suficient year old wedder or two shilling starline. . . . Ane suficient Lamb or tuelve shilling scots money.Ags. 1727 Arbroath T.C. Rec. MSS. (2 Oct.):
They ordain the said Inhabitants to put up their yeard Dyks sufficiently.Ayr. 1754 Ayr Presb. Reg. MS. (7 Aug.):
The south side wall is not sufficient.Sc. 1837 Carlyle Fr. Revol. I. iv. iv.:
Making shoes — one may hope, in a sufficient manner.Sc. 1846 T. D. Lauder Directions for Taking Herrings 20:
The fish should be taken from it and repacked into a sufficient barrel.