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adequate(1) (iou)



adequate adjective. E17.
[Latin adaequatus pa. pple, formed as ADEQUATE verb: see -ATE2.]
(Foll. by to, with.)
Equal in magnitude or extent. E17-M18.
Commensurate in fitness; sufficient, satisfactory. E17.
b. Barely sufficient. E20.
Logic. Of an idea or concept: fully and clearly representing its object. L17.
adequately adverb E17.
adequateness noun M17.
adequative adjective adequate, equivalent E19.