adequate.

Enough or suitable to meet the requirements of a particular purpose.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• adequate evidence
• adequate resources

On the page

The sample was adequate for the planned analysis.

They lacked adequate evidence for the conclusion.

The course provided adequate preparation.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic. Forms: More adequate; most adequate where degree is meaningful; relational uses are normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.