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self-sufficient (adj.)
"able to supply one's own needs, capable of fulfilling one's own desires without aid of others," 1580s, from self- + sufficient. Related: Self-sufficiently. Self-sufficing (1680s) is properly "sufficient for oneself."
updated on April 21, 2022
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Dictionary entries near self-sufficient
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