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adequate
[ad-i-kwit]
adjective
as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit (often followed by to orfor ).
This car is adequate to our needs.
They’ll provide adequate food for fifty people.
barely sufficient or suitable.
Being adequate is not good enough.
Law., reasonably sufficient for starting legal action.
adequate grounds.
adequate
/ ˈædɪkwəsɪ, ˈædɪkwɪt /
adjective
able to fulfil a need or requirement without being abundant, outstanding, etc
Other Word Forms
- adequately adverb
- adequacy noun
- adequateness noun
- preadequate adjective
- preadequateness noun
- quasi-adequate adjective
- superadequate adjective
- superadequateness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of adequate1
Example Sentences
The 30-year-old star was due to perform on Sunday 7 September and Monday 8 September at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but promoters Live Nation said no event licence could be provided without adequate public transport.
Still, Ned insists, with the right resources, adequate staff, and a can-do attitude, the Toledo Truth Teller can return to greatness.
Only 17 states were labeled “adequate” for providing technology that shrinks the digital divide and supports the quality of education.
“If the VA had the adequate case management staff they’d be able to make the referrals and more importantly provide the intensive case management to keep veterans in permanent housing.”
ICE disputes those claims, saying detainees receive adequate treatment.
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