adequately

adverb

ad·​e·​quate·​ly ˈa-di-kwət-lē 

: to an adequate or sufficient degree or extent

There is no way to adequately prepare yourself for encountering a wild mountain gorilla.

—Sy Montgomery

The blood volume is sufficient, but it's not being adequately distributed throughout the body.

—Tom Ewing

Synonyms

• acceptably
• all right
• alright
• creditably
• decently
• fine
• good
• middlingly
• nicely
• OK
• okay
• passably
• respectably
• satisfactorily
• serviceably
• so-so
• sufficiently
• tolerably
• well

Examples of adequately in a Sentence

we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately

adequately provided with candles and freshwater in case of a power outage

Recent Examples on the Web

But Medicare physician payment has plummeted 26% since 2001, according to the report, and many regions are not adequately adjusting physician salaries after several years of sky-high inflation. —Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 23 May 2024

The goal is to ensure all students are adequately prepared to appropriately interact with patients and ultimately eliminate bias. —Blake Simpson, Fortune, 21 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above