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1. (adj.) adequate
as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit.
2. adequate
barely sufficient or suitable.
3. adequate
Law. reasonably sufficient for starting legal action.
Etymology: (1610–20; < L adaequātus matched, ptp. of adaequāre. See ad -, equal , -ate1)
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| Definition of 'adequate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) adequate, equal
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
"she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"
2. (adj) adequate, decent, enough
sufficient for the purpose
"an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
3. (adj) adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable
about average; acceptable
"more than adequate as a secretary"
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1. (adjective) adequate
≠ inadequate
adequate housing for the poor; laws adequate to protect our safety
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) adequate
equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition
2. (adj) adequate
to equalize; to make adequate
3. (adj) adequate
to equal
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Sense: sufficient; enough
He does not earn a large salary but it is adequate for his needs.
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 Afrikaans: voldoende |
 Arabic: كَافِ |
 Bulgarian: достатъчен |
 Brazilian: suficiente |
 Czech: přiměřený, úměrný |
 German: hinreichend, angemessen |
 Danish: tilstrækkelig; passende |
 Greek: επαρκής, ικανοποιητικός |
 Spanish: suficiente, adecuado |
 Estonian: küllaldane |
 Farsi: کافی |
 Finnish: riittävä |
 French: suffisant |
 Hebrew: מַספִּיק |
 Hindi: पर्याप्त |
 Croatian: dostatan |
 Hungarian: megfelelő |
 Indonesian: memadai, cukup |
 Icelandic: nægilegur |
 Italian: adeguato, sufficiente |
 Japanese: 十分な |
 Korean: 충분한 |
 Lithuanian: pakankamas |
 Latvian: atbilstošs; pietiekams |
 Malay: cukup |
 Dutch: voldoende |
 Norwegian: tilstrekkelig |
 Polish: wystarczający |
 Persian: کافی |
 Pashto: بس ،ډير،كافى |
 Portuguese: suficiente |
 Romanian: suficient, destul |
 Russian: достаточный |
 Slovak: primeraný, postačujúci |
 Slovenian: zadosten |
 Serbian: dovoljan |
 Swedish: tillräcklig, adekvat |
 Thai: พอเพียง |
 Turkish: yeterli |
 Taiwanese: 足夠的 |
 Ukrainian: відповідний, адекватний |
 Urdu: کافی |
 Vietnamese: đủ |
 Chinese: 足够的 |
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