ENGLISH: adequate - CREOLE: adekwa



Overview of adj adequate



The adj adequate has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (17) adequate -- ((sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job")

2. (4) adequate, decent, enough -- (enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough")

3. (1) adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable -- (about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary")

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