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adequate in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- 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
- about average; acceptable
"more than adequate as a secretary"
adequate passable fair to middling tolerable
- 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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