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ADEQUATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
Example:
he was equal to the task
Synonyms:
adequate; equal
Classified under:
Similar:
adequate to; capable; equal to; up to (having the requisite qualities for)
competent (adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional)
Also:
satisfactory (giving satisfaction)
Attribute:
adequacy; adequateness (the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:)
Antonym:
inadequate (lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task)
Derivation:
adequateness (the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:)
Sense 2
Meaning:
About average; acceptable
Example:
more than adequate as a secretary
Synonyms:
adequate; fair to middling; passable; tolerable
Classified under:
Similar:
satisfactory (giving satisfaction)
Derivation:
adequateness (the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Sufficient for the purpose
Example:
food enough
Synonyms:
adequate; enough
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
sufficient (of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant)
Derivation:
adequateness (the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb adequate
Context examples:
Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Safely take the adequate mode of transportation (car, bus, taxi)?
(DAD - Safely Take the Adequate Mode of Transportation, NCI Thesaurus)
Inability of the heart to pump blood at an adequate rate to meet tissue metabolic requirements.
(Heart Failure, NCI Thesaurus)
Inability of the heart to pump blood at an adequate rate to fill tissue metabolic requirements or the ability to do so only at an elevated filling pressure.
(Heart Failure, Food and Drug Administration)
Inability of the exocrine pancreas to produce and secrete an adequate amount of digestive enzymes into the small intestine.
(Pancreatic Insufficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
A pivotal study will generally be well-controlled, randomized, of adequate size, and whenever possible, double-blind.
(Phase IIb Trial, NCI Thesaurus)
The materials at present within my command hardly appeared adequate to so arduous an undertaking, but I doubted not that I should ultimately succeed.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
A coalition of 26 national research and lay advocacy organizations, and professional groups working to secure adequate federal funding for research to improve cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship.
(National Coalition for Cancer Research, NCI Thesaurus)
A sleep disorder characterized by a tendency for excessive sleepiness during the day which occurs even after adequate sleep in the nighttime.
(Narcolepsy, NCI Thesaurus)
Shock resulting from insufficient blood volume for the maintenance of adequate cardiac output, blood pressure and tissue perfusion.
(Hypovolemic Shock, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder in which the immune system is unable to mount an adequate immune response.
(Immunodeficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
