Adequate
adjective
Enough for what is needed.
The room was small but adequate for our needs.
Often appears as...
- adequate for
- adequate resources
adjective
Satisfactory in quality, quantity or degree.
His grades are more than adequate for admission to our university.
Often appears as...
- more than adequate
- adequate preparation
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Academic
adjective
Capable of fulfilling a particular role or function.
She's adequate in her job, but lacks initiative.
Often appears as...
- adequate in
- adequate to
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Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Enough for what is needed.
The room was small but adequate for our needs.
Often appears as...
- adequate for
- adequate resources
adjective
Satisfactory in quality, quantity or degree.
His grades are more than adequate for admission to our university.
Often appears as...
- more than adequate
- adequate preparation
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Capable of fulfilling a particular role or function.
She's adequate in her job, but lacks initiative.
Often appears as...
- adequate in
- adequate to
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Bare Minimum
Represents the lowest acceptable standard without any extras.
The hotel offered adequate facilities, nothing luxurious though.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Impression
Doesn't suggest quality, focuses on meeting needs just enough.
Our guide spoke adequate English to communicate the basics.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Improvement
Used when something meets the needs, but could be better.
The app has an adequate design, but it could be more user-friendly.
Pro Tip 1/3Bare Minimum
Represents the lowest acceptable standard without any extras.
The hotel offered adequate facilities, nothing luxurious though.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Impression
Doesn't suggest quality, focuses on meeting needs just enough.
Our guide spoke adequate English to communicate the basics.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Improvement
Used when something meets the needs, but could be better.
The app has an adequate design, but it could be more user-friendly.
Pro Tip 1/3Bare Minimum
Represents the lowest acceptable standard without any extras.
The hotel offered adequate facilities, nothing luxurious though.
Pro Tip 2/3Neutral Impression
Doesn't suggest quality, focuses on meeting needs just enough.
Our guide spoke adequate English to communicate the basics.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Improvement
Used when something meets the needs, but could be better.
The app has an adequate design, but it could be more user-friendly.
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Drew Dudley: Everyday...
frightening to think we can matter that much to other people. As long as we make leadership something bigger than us, as long as we keep leadership beyond us and make it about changing the world, we give ourselves an excuse not to expect it every day, from ourselves and from each other. Marianne Williamson said, "Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate.
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What makes muscles grow?...
in the form of amino acids. Adequate protein intake, along with naturally occurring hormones, like insulin-like growth factor and testosterone, help shift the body into a state where tissue is repaired and grown. This vital repair process mainly occurs when we're resting, especially at night while sleeping.
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When is water safe to...
how do you know that the water inside is free from disease-causing organisms and pollutants? One out of ten people in the world can't actually be sure that their water is clean and safe to drink. Why is that? Inadequate sanitation, poor protection of drinking water sources,
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Mozart Helps Me Think PIPE...
Are you under the impression you're the only one in the building? Sorry, did I disturb you? Your playing is adequate, but it makes it quite difficult to concentrate. Apologies. Mozart helps me think. I'm not sure this assignment requires much thought.
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The Reality Behind...
And I've learned that it can be surprisingly easy to buy one with little guidance too. But these are complex animals with very specific needs. They need the right equipment, space, set up and commitment in order to adequately care for them.
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
But the truth is that I had a very happy childhood, full of laughter and love, in a very close-knit family. But I also had grandfathers who died in refugee camps. My cousin Polle died because he could not get adequate healthcare.
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
system deep underground that will deal with it this very absence of and our conscious lives can be seen in the absence of any adequate word with which to discuss it feces excreta turds poop doo-doo unless you are talking to a
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How movies teach manhood...
Princess Leia did not provide the adequate context that I could have used in navigating the adult world that is co-ed. I think there was a first-kiss moment when I really expected the credits to start rolling
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Bring on the learning...
But he said "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion." I love that.
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New bionics let us run,...
Technology is broken. Technology is inadequate. This simple but powerful idea was a call to arms, to advance technology for the elimination of my own disability,
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Drew Dudley: Everyday...
frightening to think we can matter that much to other people. As long as we make leadership something bigger than us, as long as we keep leadership beyond us and make it about changing the world, we give ourselves an excuse not to expect it every day, from ourselves and from each other. Marianne Williamson said, "Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
in the form of amino acids. Adequate protein intake, along with naturally occurring hormones, like insulin-like growth factor and testosterone, help shift the body into a state where tissue is repaired and grown. This vital repair process mainly occurs when we're resting, especially at night while sleeping.
Video examples
When is water safe to...
how do you know that the water inside is free from disease-causing organisms and pollutants? One out of ten people in the world can't actually be sure that their water is clean and safe to drink. Why is that? Inadequate sanitation, poor protection of drinking water sources,
Video examples
Mozart Helps Me Think PIPE...
Are you under the impression you're the only one in the building? Sorry, did I disturb you? Your playing is adequate, but it makes it quite difficult to concentrate. Apologies. Mozart helps me think. I'm not sure this assignment requires much thought.
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The Reality Behind...
And I've learned that it can be surprisingly easy to buy one with little guidance too. But these are complex animals with very specific needs. They need the right equipment, space, set up and commitment in order to adequately care for them.
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
But the truth is that I had a very happy childhood, full of laughter and love, in a very close-knit family. But I also had grandfathers who died in refugee camps. My cousin Polle died because he could not get adequate healthcare.
Video examples
Why We Need To Talk Shit...
system deep underground that will deal with it this very absence of and our conscious lives can be seen in the absence of any adequate word with which to discuss it feces excreta turds poop doo-doo unless you are talking to a
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How movies teach manhood...
Princess Leia did not provide the adequate context that I could have used in navigating the adult world that is co-ed. I think there was a first-kiss moment when I really expected the credits to start rolling
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Bring on the learning...
But he said "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion." I love that.
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New bionics let us run,...
Technology is broken. Technology is inadequate. This simple but powerful idea was a call to arms, to advance technology for the elimination of my own disability,
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Gary Ross
American Actor
I mean, in 'Big' and 'Pleasantville,' it's a journey that the characters go on where I think they come to kind of meet themselves at the end and who they actually are and give full voice to who they actually are. And that, you know, obviously fascinates me for some reason. Maybe I didn't adequately grow up.
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Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
Scientific views end in awe and mystery, lost at the edge in uncertainty, but they appear to be so deep and so impressive that the theory that it is all arranged as a stage for God to watch man's struggle for good and evil seems inadequate.
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Gerald R. Ford
American President
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.
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James Heckman
American Economist
I think race is very important. I think generally speaking, we've to face the general problem, which is that we are seeing more children coming out of families which simply don't give them adequate resources for their development.
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Lance Loud
American Actor
When you've grown sick of reading and bug-eyed from watching TV, when your friends are all visited out, no words can adequately praise the link to the outside world provided by your parents and family.
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Israel Adesanya
Nigerian Athlete
Coming up in this country, I've seen it so many times. When you see somebody rising you want to tear them down because you feel inadequate and you want to call it humble.
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Xi Jinping
Chinese Politician
What we now face is the contradiction between unbalanced and inadequate development and the people's ever-growing needs for a better life.
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Ernestine Rose
American Activist
We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to the mass of society.
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Bertolt Brecht
German Poet
Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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Valerie Plame
American Writer
There is not adequate whistleblower protection.
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Gary Ross
American Actor
I mean, in 'Big' and 'Pleasantville,' it's a journey that the characters go on where I think they come to kind of meet themselves at the end and who they actually are and give full voice to who they actually are. And that, you know, obviously fascinates me for some reason. Maybe I didn't adequately grow up.
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Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
Scientific views end in awe and mystery, lost at the edge in uncertainty, but they appear to be so deep and so impressive that the theory that it is all arranged as a stage for God to watch man's struggle for good and evil seems inadequate.
Quote examples
Gerald R. Ford
American President
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.
Quote examples
James Heckman
American Economist
I think race is very important. I think generally speaking, we've to face the general problem, which is that we are seeing more children coming out of families which simply don't give them adequate resources for their development.
Quote examples
Lance Loud
American Actor
When you've grown sick of reading and bug-eyed from watching TV, when your friends are all visited out, no words can adequately praise the link to the outside world provided by your parents and family.
Quote examples
Israel Adesanya
Nigerian Athlete
Coming up in this country, I've seen it so many times. When you see somebody rising you want to tear them down because you feel inadequate and you want to call it humble.
Quote examples
Xi Jinping
Chinese Politician
What we now face is the contradiction between unbalanced and inadequate development and the people's ever-growing needs for a better life.
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Ernestine Rose
American Activist
We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to the mass of society.
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Bertolt Brecht
German Poet
Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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Valerie Plame
American Writer
There is not adequate whistleblower protection.
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