Both Uses of
sufficient
in
The Lords of Discipline
- There was something insufficient and untended about her.†
Chpt 1.13 *insufficient = not adequate (not enough)standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in insufficient means not and reverses the meaning of sufficient. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- I think fifty-five dollars is more than sufficient to buy a tank of gasoline.†
Chpt 4.41sufficient = adequate (enough -- often without being more than is needed)