"adequately" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-adequately.wav Forms: more adequately [comparative], most adequately [superlative]
Etymology: From adequate + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|adequate|-ly|id2=adverbial}} adequate + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} adequately (comparative more adequately, superlative most adequately)
  1. In an adequate manner. Translations (in an adequate manner): adequadament (Catalan), passende (Danish), betryggende (Danish), asianmukaisesti (Finnish), riittävästi (Finnish), kelvollisesti (Finnish), adecuadamente (Galician), ადეკვატურად (adeḳvaṭurad) (Georgian), შესაბამისად (šesabamisad) (Georgian), შესაფერისად (šesaperisad) (Georgian), დამაკმაყოფილებლად (damaḳmaq̇opileblad) (Georgian), საკმარისად (saḳmarisad) (Georgian), adeguatamente (Italian), adekwatnie (Polish), adequadamente (Portuguese), адеква́тно (adekvátno) (Russian), adecuadamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adequately-en-adv-s3Qp0x1K Categories (other): English hedges Disambiguation of English hedges: 48 43 9 Disambiguation of 'in an adequate manner': 90 4 6
  2. Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily. Translations (sufficiently): lazımınca (Azerbaijani), cabəca (Azerbaijani), adequadament (Catalan), tilstrækkeligt (Danish), riittävästi (Finnish), adecuadamente (Galician), adeguatamente (Italian), adequadamente (Portuguese), удовлетворительно (udovletvoritelʹno) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-adequately-en-adv-TOPoAGDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hedges, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 71 4 Disambiguation of English hedges: 48 43 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 32 58 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 82 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 81 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 84 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 21 71 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 14 82 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 70 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 20 73 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 75 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 60 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 65 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 77 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 80 2 Disambiguation of 'sufficiently': 5 85 10
  3. Barely satisfactory or sufficient. Translations (barely satisfactory): tilfredsstillende (Danish), hädin tuskin riittävästi (Finnish), adeguatamente (Italian)
    Sense id: en-adequately-en-adv-y3RloL7w Disambiguation of 'barely satisfactory': 8 11 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: adæquately [obsolete] Derived forms: adequately wet

Alternative forms

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  "word": "adequately"
}

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