zulänglich

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German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suˌlɛŋlɪç/
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Adjective

zulänglich (strong nominative masculine singular zulänglicher, comparative zulänglicher, superlative am zulänglichsten)

  1. (formal) adequate, sufficient
    Synonyms: ausreichend, genügend, hinreichend, hinlänglich
    Antonyms: unzulänglich, ungenügend
    Wir haben noch keine zulängliche Erklärung dafür.
    We do not have an adequate explanation for it yet.
    • 1976 August 27, “Kriechende Kerzen am Strand”, in Die Zeit, number 36:
      „Für Magritte“, so heißt es, „war diese Welt eine mehr als zulängliche Quelle luzider Offenbarungen, so daß er es nicht nötig hatte, auf Träume, Halluzinationen, obskure Erscheinungen, Kabbalismus zurückzugreifen.“
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