adequate

ad-e-quate · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Sufficient for a specific requirement; enough.

  2. 2.

    Acceptable but not exceptional; satisfactory.

  3. 3.

    Meeting the minimum standards required.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    adequate for — Sufficient for a particular purpose.
  • •
    barely adequate — Just meeting minimum standards.
  • •
    more than adequate — Better than expected.
  • •
    adequate supply — Sufficient quantity.

Related words

Antonyms: deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking
See also: adequately, enough, inadequate, sufficient
Synonyms: acceptable, enough, satisfactory, sufficient

Etymology

From Latin adaequatus ("made equal to"), past participle of adaequare ("to make equal"), from ad- ("to") + aequare ("to make equal"), from aequus ("equal").