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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 or for ):
This car is adequate to our needs.
They’ll provide adequate food for fifty people.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈܲٱ, adverb
- adequacy, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ··ܲٱ· adverb
- ··ܲٱ·Ա noun
- ···ܲٱ adjective
- pre···ܲٱ·Ա noun
- ܲ·-··ܲٱ adjective
- ····ܲٱ adjective
- su·per···ܲٱ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of adequate1
Example Sentences
Existing California law requires any building with a dwelling unit to maintain “certain characteristics in order to be tenantable,” which includes maintenance of adequate heating and hot water systems.
That includes finding out whether pitch surfaces designed for male athletes are adequate for females.
But opponents argue it's being used as a cheaper alternative to providing adequate social or medical support.
"We'll act in a calm, carefully phased, unified way, as we calibrate our response, while allowing adequate time for talks," he said.
Because of how enticing this sounds, he’s hoping it will be an adequate distraction — that while today’s retirees are cheerleading for their newfound tax savings, none of us will notice part two.
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