enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need an adequate supply of hot water The room was small but adequate. There is a lack of adequate access for disabled studen [..]

1610s, from Latin adaequatus "equalized," past participle of adaequare "to make equal to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + aequare "make level," from aequus (see equa [..]

Sufficient for a specific requirement.

suitable or good enough.

having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate [..]

sufficient, enough, suitable

adequate (pop)

lawfully and reasonably sufficient [ grounds for a lawsuit]

See: Full and accurate record

(adj) having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task(adj) sufficient for the purpose(adj) about average; acceptable

Satisfactory in quantity or quality, sufficient. (18 Nov 1997)

Change professional who is perceived to be providing acceptable value and who can be relied on to get the basic job done on tactical assignments.

Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient. * De Quincey *: Irelan [..]