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 this governor restricts our freedom to vote, to teach without fear, to adequately fund public education, to be safe in public places, to be free to choose, to obtain vaccinations and adequate health care. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024

There was speculation that capacity for small portable HDDs had reached its limit—that an additional 1TB platter couldn't be squeezed into such a small frame, or that a 6TB model couldn't be adequately powered over USB. —PCMAG, 20 July 2024

Specifically, Green Dot failed to adequately disclose the tax refund processing fee for tax preparation services offered on a third party’s website. —Michael Del Castillo, Fortune, 19 July 2024

Among the complaints was that the union failed to adequately represent the interests of every member despite its duty to represent them fairly and equally. —Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above