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
Sy MontgomeryThe blood volume is sufficient, but it's not being adequately distributed throughout the body.—Tom Ewing
Tom EwingExamples 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
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Those with weakened immune systems cannot adequately mount an appropriate immune response when exposed to different diseases.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Of course, not all formulations are made equally, and not all serums effectively address scalp health adequately.
—Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 2 May 2025
Since the debacle, Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange), chair of the state Senate Judiciary Committee, and many legal experts have called on the state bar to ditch the new questions and revert to the traditional test format in July — at least until new questions and methods are adequately tested.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
What the latest suit claims is that during 432 Park’s construction, between 2011 and 2015, the developers were well aware of the cracking in the building’s façade but failed to adequately address the defects and even attempted to hide them.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2025
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Of course, not all formulations are made equally, and not all serums effectively address scalp health adequately.
—Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 2 May 2025
Since the debacle, Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange), chair of the state Senate Judiciary Committee, and many legal experts have called on the state bar to ditch the new questions and revert to the traditional test format in July — at least until new questions and methods are adequately tested.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
What the latest suit claims is that during 432 Park’s construction, between 2011 and 2015, the developers were well aware of the cracking in the building’s façade but failed to adequately address the defects and even attempted to hide them.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adequately
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“Adequately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adequately. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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