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adequately

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ad·e·quate  (d-kwt)
adj.
1. Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need. See Synonyms at sufficient.
2. Barely satisfactory or sufficient: The skater's technique was only adequate.

[Latin adaequtus, past participle of adaequre, to equalize : ad-, ad- + aequre, to make equal, from aequus, equal.]

ade·qua·cy (-kw-s), ade·quate·ness n.
ade·quate·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.adequately - in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree; "he was adequately prepared"
inadequately - in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree; "the temporary camps were inadequately equipped"
Translations
Spanish adequately [ˈædɪkwɪtlɪ] advadecuadamente
French adequately [ˈædɪkwɪtlɪ] advde façon adéquate
German adequately [ˈædɪkwɪtlɪ] adequate advausreichend;
(satisfactorily) → zufriedenstellend

Italian adequately [ˈædɪkwɪtlɪ] advadeguatamente; sufficientemente

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