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adequate

/'ædəkwɪt/

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adjective
about average; acceptable
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"more than adequate as a secretary"

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fair to middling passable tolerable satisfactory
adjective
sufficient for the purpose
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"an adequate income" "the food was adequate"

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enough sufficient
adjective
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
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"she had adequate training" "her training was adequate" "she was adequate to the job"

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equal equal to up to adequate to capable competent

Opposite:

inadequate

Examples of adequate

"more than adequate as a secretary"
"an adequate income"
"the food was adequate"
"she had adequate training"
"her training was adequate"
"she was adequate to the job"