Definitions for adequate
ˈæd ɪ kwɪtad·e·quate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 4 votes

1. adequate, equaladjective

   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. adequate, decent, enoughadjective

   sufficient for the purpose

   "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

3. adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerableadjective

   about average; acceptable

   "more than adequate as a secretary"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. adequateverb

   To equal.

   It [is] an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity. uE000105695uE001 Shelford.

2. adequateadjective

   Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient.

3. Etymology: adaequatus, past participle of adaequare; ad + aequare, aequus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Adequateadjective

   Equal to; proportionate; correspondent to, so as to bear an exact resemblance or proportion. It is used generally in a figurative sense, and often with the particle to.

   Etymology: adequatus, Lat.

   Contingent death seems to be the whole adequate object of popular courage; but a necessary and unavoidable coffin strikes paleness into the stoutest heart. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

   The arguments were proper, adequate, and sufficient to compass their respective ends. Robert South, Sermons.

   All our simple ideas are adequate; because, being nothing but the effects of certain powers in things, fitted and ordained by God to produce such sensations in us, they cannot but be correspondent and adequate to those powers. John Locke.

   Those are adequate ideas, which perfectly represent their archetypes or objects. Inadequate are but a partial, or incomplete, representation of those archetypes to which they are referred. Isaac Watts, Logick.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Adequateadjective

   equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition

2. Adequateadjective

   to equalize; to make adequate

3. Adequateadjective

   to equal

4. Etymology: [See Adequate, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Adequate

   ad′e-kwāt, adj. equal to: proportionate: sufficient.—adv. Ad′equately.—ns. Ad′equateness, Ad′equacy, state of being adequate: sufficiency. [L. adæquatus, made equal—ad, to, and æquus, equal.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adequate

   Sufficient and appropriate for a specific purpose.

   There was an adequate amount of food at the table for all the visitors.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adequate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2835

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adequate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3886

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adequate' in Adjectives Frequency: #381

How to pronounce adequate?

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How to say adequate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of adequate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of adequate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of adequate in a Sentence

1. Governor Ron DeSantis:

   Of course my concern is simply that we have worked so hard to make sure we have adequate hospital space in the case of a COVID-19 surge that we wouldn't want those valuable beds to be taken because of the cruise ship.

2. James Gangwisch:

   Getting adequate sleep can help with insulin sensitivity and appetite, getting enough sleep can also help provide the energy necessary to exercise regularly.

3. Chang Chien-ming:

   So that they know how big these pigs can grow and find an adequate veterinary hospital and educate themselves about the medical and nutritional aspects.

4. Josh Shapiro:

   First and foremost, the good people of Pennsylvania have a right to both be safe in their communities and also to feel safe in their communities, we have a number of ways we're going to do that. First, as governor, I am going to hire more than 2,000 police officers for the Commonwealth. We have too many areas that don't have adequate policing.

5. Kevin Watkins:

   If you're a parent faced with a choice of giving your children a square meal at the end of the day, or paying for the transport ... to send them to school ... you're likely to make a choice in favor of adequate nutrition.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=adequate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Adequate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=adequate
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adequate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=adequate