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Word entry · 8 letters

adequate

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"Sufficient"

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈæd.ə.kwɪt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aadeeqtuStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Sufficient or good enough for what is needed.

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin adaequātus, perfect passive participle of adaequō (“to make equal to”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from ad (“to, towards, at”) + aequō (“to make equal, equalize”), from aequus (“equal”). Cognate with French adéquat.

Used in a sentence

  • powers adequate to a great work
  • an adequate definition
  • Her legal allowance was not adequate to her fortune, nor sufficient for her comfortable maintenance […]

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