ADEQUATE


Meaning of ADEQUATE in English

■ adjective satisfactory or acceptable.

Derivatives

adequacy noun

~ly adverb

Origin

C17: from L. adaequat- , adaequare 'make equal to', from ad- 'to' + aequus 'equal'.

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