1 English 1.one Choice types
one.two Etymology
one.3 Pronunciation
one.four Adjective 1.4.1 Antonyms
one.four.two Translations [edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms adæquate (archaic) [edit] Etymology
Latin adaequatus,
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007, past participle of adaequare (“to make equal to”); ad + aequare (“to make equal”),
Office Professional 2007, aequus (“equal”).
[edit] Pronunciation (US) IPA: /ˈæd.ʌ.kwɪt/ [edit] Adjective
adequate (comparative more adequate, superlative most adequate)
Equal to some requirement; proportionate,
Office Pro 2010, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient. All day,
Office Standard, as I drove upon my round,
Office Professional 2007 Key, I turned over the case in my mind and found no explanation which appeared to me to be adequate. —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Adventure of the Empty House [edit] Antonyms inadequate [edit] Translations