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adequate

ad·e·quate

adequate

 
 
pronunciation:
ae d kwiht
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: sufficient in quantity; enough.
The army had adequate supplies for the campaign.The new instructors don't have adequate experience.The amount of meat they eat supplies more than an adequate amount of protein.
synonyms:
enough, sufficient
antonyms:
deficient, inadequate, insufficient
definition 2: good enough or well enough suited for the situation or need; satisfactory.
Make sure the children have adequate clothing for the winter weather.Their poor diet is not adequate to their bodies' needs.
synonyms:
satisfactory
antonyms:
deficient, improper, inadequate, unsuitable, wanting
similar words:
acceptable, all right, allowable, ample, appropriate, comfortable, commensurate, competent, decent, enough, fitting, marginal, proportionate, respectable, sufficient, suitable
definition 3: just barely good enough.
As a teacher, he was adequate, but nowhere near excellent.
synonyms:
all right, fair, marginal, passable, so-so
antonyms:
deficient, inadequate, unsatisfactory
similar words:
acceptable, average, competent, indifferent, mediocre, middling
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derivation: adequately (adv.)
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