adequate

CEFRC1

/ˈæd.ə.kwɪt/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Enough or good enough for a particular purpose.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A sufficient amount of; enough.

Examples

  • That threw adequate light on his feelings toward her.

  • The pay is not adequate for a family of six.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈæ.də.kɪt/
  • /ˈæd.ɪˌkweɪt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. To equalize; to make adequate.

  2. Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To equal.

More examples

In context

  • They'll need an adequate supply of hot water.

  • powers adequate to a great work

  • 1853, Thomas De Quincey, Autobiographic Sketches in Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers, Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, “Dublin,” p. 254, […] in those days, Ireland had no adequate champion; the Hoods and the Grattans were not up to the mark.

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Origin

adjective

Learned borrowing from Latin adaequātus, perfect passive participle of adaequō (“to make equal to”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from ad (“to, towards, at”) + aequō (“to make equal, equalize”), from aequus (“equal”). Cognate with French adéquat.