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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•e•quate /ˈædɪkwɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose:adequate rainfall for farming.
- barely sufficient:His work was adequate, nothing more.
ad•e•qua•cy /ˈædɪkwəsi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]ad•e•quate•ly, adv. ad•e•quate•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•e•quate (ad′i kwit),USA pronunciation adj. - 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 people. - barely sufficient or suitable:Being adequate is not good enough.
- Lawreasonably sufficient for starting legal action:adequate grounds.
- Latin adaequātus matched (past participle of adaequāre). See ad-, equal, -ate1
- 1610–20
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged satisfactory, competent, sufficient, enough; capable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: adequate /ˈædɪkwɪt/ adj - able to fulfil a need or requirement without being abundant, outstanding, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin adaequāre to equalize, from ad- to + aequus equaladequacy /ˈædɪkwəsɪ/ n ˈadequately adv |