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Adequate

/ˈædɪkwət/
Sufficient enough to meet the required needs or standards.

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Examples:

'I fancy that should be entirely adequate, sir.'

The committee recommended "adequate support for a thorough investigation."

Adequate funds would be forthcoming.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from the Latin word adaequatus, past participle of adaequare meaning to make equal, which is composed of ad- (to) and aequare (make equal).

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