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Adequate

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1 English

1.1 Etymology
1.2 Pronunciation
1.3 Adjective
1.4 Quotations
1.5 Translations

English

Etymology

L. adaequatus, p. p. of adaequare to make equal to; ad + aequare to make equal, aequus equal.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ˈæd.ʌ.kwɪt/

Adjective

Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.

Quotations

All day, as I drove upon my round, I turned over the case in my mind and found no

explanation which appeared to me to be adequate.

—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Adventure of the Empty House

Translations

German: adäquat
Vietnamese: đủ, đầy đủ

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WordNet Definitions

The adjective "adequate" has three senses:

adequate

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