Adequate
21adequate — adequately, adv. adequateness, n. /ad i kwit/, adj. 1. as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit (often fol. by to or for): This car is adequate to our needs. adequate food for fifty… …
22adequate — [[t]æ̱dɪkwət[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to inf, ADJ for n If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted. One in four people worldwide are without adequate homes... She is prepared to offer me an… …
23adequate — adjective Etymology: Latin adaequatus, past participle of adaequare to make equal, from ad + aequare to equal more at equable Date: circa 1617 1. sufficient for a specific requirement < adequate taxation of goods >; also …
24adequate — adjective 1) he lacked adequate financial resources Syn: sufficient, enough, requisite 2) the company provides an adequate service Syn: acceptable, passable, reasonable, satisfactory, tolerable, fair, decent, quite …
25adequate*/ — [ˈædɪkwət] adj 1) good enough or large enough Syn: sufficient Ant: inadequate The state has an adequate supply of trained teachers.[/ex] It s a small office but it s adequate for our needs.[/ex] 2) satisfactory, but not extremely good Ant:… …
26adequate — adjective /ˈæd.ʌ.kwɪt/ Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient. Ant: inadequate …
27adequate — adjective 1) adequate financial resources Syn: sufficient, enough 2) an adequate service Syn: satisfactory, acceptable, passable, reasonable, tolerable, fair, average, not bad, all …
28adequate — /ˈædəkwət / (say aduhkwuht) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by to or for) equal to the requirement or occasion; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit. 2. Law reasonably sufficient for starting legal action: adequate grounds. {Latin adaequātus, past …
29adequate — / ædɪkwət/ adjective large or good enough ♦ to operate without adequate cover to act without being completely protected by insurance …
30adequate to — adjective having the requisite qualities for (Freq. 4) equal to the task the work isn t up to the standard I require • Syn: ↑capable, ↑equal to, ↑up to • Similar to: ↑adequate …
