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adequate

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adequate in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
    "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"
    adequate  equal 
  2. about average; acceptable
    "more than adequate as a secretary"
    adequate  passable  fair to middling  tolerable 
  3. sufficient for the purpose
    "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
    adequate  decent  enough 
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