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hinlänglich

sufficiently, adequately

adverb HIN-leng-likh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Also means

well enough

Usage Note

hinlänglich means 'to a sufficient degree', often implying that a fact is well enough established to need no further argument: hinlänglich bekannt (sufficiently well-known). Slightly formal; used in academic and legal writing.

Examples

"Die Risiken sind hinlänglich bekannt."

Natural Translation

The risks are sufficiently well known.

Literal Translation

The risks are adequately known.

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