quantum suff.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˌkwɒntəm ˈsʌf/, U.S.

/ˌkwɑn(t)əm ˈsəf/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: quantum sufficit n.; quantum sufficit adv.

Etymology: As noun shortened < quantum sufficit n. (originally as a graphic abbreviation, in early uses probably also for purposes of rhyme; compare quots. 1763, ?1784). As adverb shortened < quantum sufficit adv. (originally as a graphic abbreviation); compare post-classical Latin quantum suff. (1585 or earlier in medical prescriptions). Compare later quant. suff. n., quant. suff. adv.

Now rare.

A. n.

= quantum sufficit n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

fillc893

enoughOE

no lack (of)c1305

sufficiencec1380

suffisancec1381

suffisance1390

sufficienta1450

sufficienty1450

sufficient1470

store1471

sufficientlyc1485

sufficiency1531

satiety1569

strength1593

competence1600

sufficiency1608

competency1616

quantum sufficit1693

quantum suff.1763

adequacy1790

quant. suff.1799

critical mass1947

1763 Beauties of all Mag. Sel. II. 144 Each weak Breast will Scruples digest..If a Quantum Suff. you give of the Stuff, Elixir Nouveau d' l'Argent.

?1784 H. Waller Rump & Dozen 49 She may frown, and look quite gruff, If, you don't take—the ‘Quantum Suff’!

1857 Times 27 Jan. 4/5 The usual chain rule (of which your readers have probably by this time had quantum suff.).

1883 Harper's Mag. Feb. 334/2 There is a quantum suff. of that best of medicines, walking, before the most indefatigable pedestrian after reaching the Mumbles.

1920 O. Wister Straight Deal xii. 157 They can do it [sc. be disagreeable] with the nicety of a medicine dropper. They can administer the precise quantum suff. in every case.

B. adv.

= quantum sufficit adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > (in) sufficient amount or degree [phrase]

at or to sufficiencec1430

sufficiently enough1556

q.s.a1662

quantum sufficit1699

quantum suff.1796

quant. suff.1821

1796 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 266 Mr King..is, quantum suff., a pleasant man.

1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xx. 238 With numbers though rough, Yet with rage quantum suff.

1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1839) VII. 405 Cabinets china and mirrors quantum suff., and some portraits.

1974 K. Graber Nebraska Pioneer Cookbk. 68 Make a short paste with one white and three yolks of eggs, an ounce of sugar,..a pinch of salt, and flour quantum suff.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quantum suff
释义	quantum suff.n.adv. Brit. /ˌkwɒntəm ˈsʌf/, U.S. /ˌkwɑn(t)əm ˈsəf/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: quantum sufficit n.; quantum sufficit adv. Etymology: As noun shortened < quantum sufficit n. (originally as a graphic abbreviation, in early uses probably also for purposes of rhyme; compare quots. 1763, ?1784). As adverb shortened < quantum sufficit adv. (originally as a graphic abbreviation); compare post-classical Latin quantum suff. (1585 or earlier in medical prescriptions). Compare later quant. suff. n., quant. suff. adv. Now rare. A. n. = quantum sufficit n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] fillc893 enoughOE no lack (of)c1305 sufficiencec1380 suffisancec1381 suffisance1390 sufficienta1450 sufficienty1450 sufficient1470 store1471 sufficientlyc1485 sufficiency1531 satiety1569 strength1593 competence1600 sufficiency1608 competency1616 quantum sufficit1693 quantum suff.1763 adequacy1790 quant. suff.1799 critical mass1947 1763 Beauties of all Mag. Sel. II. 144 Each weak Breast will Scruples digest..If a Quantum Suff. you give of the Stuff, Elixir Nouveau d' l'Argent. ?1784 H. Waller Rump & Dozen 49 She may frown, and look quite gruff, If, you don't take—the ‘Quantum Suff’! 1857 Times 27 Jan. 4/5 The usual chain rule (of which your readers have probably by this time had quantum suff.). 1883 Harper's Mag. Feb. 334/2 There is a quantum suff. of that best of medicines, walking, before the most indefatigable pedestrian after reaching the Mumbles. 1920 O. Wister Straight Deal xii. 157 They can do it [sc. be disagreeable] with the nicety of a medicine dropper. They can administer the precise quantum suff. in every case. B. adv. = quantum sufficit adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > (in) sufficient amount or degree [phrase] at or to sufficiencec1430 sufficiently enough1556 q.s.a1662 quantum sufficit1699 quantum suff.1796 quant. suff.1821 1796 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 266 Mr King..is, quantum suff., a pleasant man. 1807 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life II. xx. 238 With numbers though rough, Yet with rage quantum suff. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1839) VII. 405 Cabinets china and mirrors quantum suff., and some portraits. 1974 K. Graber Nebraska Pioneer Cookbk. 68 Make a short paste with one white and three yolks of eggs, an ounce of sugar,..a pinch of salt, and flour quantum suff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.1763
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