Definition of adequate Adequate
/æˈdʌkwʌt/ - [atdukwut] - ad•e•quate
We found 11 definitions of adequate from 5 different sources.
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What does adequate mean?
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| adequate - 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" | ||
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| inadequate, unequal lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" | ||
| satisfactory meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" | ||
| adequateness, adequacy the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule" | ||
| adequate to, equal to, up to, capable having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require" | ||
| adequate - sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" | ||
| decent, enough | ||
| sufficient of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food" | ||
| adequate - about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" | ||
| passable, fair to middling, tolerable | ||
| satisfactory meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" | ||
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- adequate (Verb)
To equalize; to make adequate. - adequate (Verb)
To equal. - adequate (Adjective)
Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- adequate (a.)
Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition. - adequate (a.)
To equalize; to make adequate. - adequate (a.)
To equal.
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adequate
Enough to meet the requirement.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
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