"adequately" meaning in English

See adequately in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-adequately.wav [US] Forms: more adequately [comparative], most adequately [superlative], adæquately [alternative, archaic]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aikʷos Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin aequō Latin adaequō Latin adaequātuslbor. English adequate Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English adequately From adequate + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|adequate|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aikʷos Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin aequō Latin adaequō Latin adaequātuslbor. English adequate Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. 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  1. In an adequate manner. Translations (in an adequate manner): adequadament (Catalan), passende (Danish), betryggende (Danish), asianmukaisesti (Finnish), riittävästi (Finnish), kelvollisesti (Finnish), adéquamment (French), adecuadamente (Galician), ადეკვატურად (adeḳvaṭurad) (Georgian), შესაბამისად (šesabamisad) (Georgian), შესაფერისად (šesaperisad) (Georgian), დამაკმაყოფილებლად (damaḳmaq̇opileblad) (Georgian), საკმარისად (saḳmarisad) (Georgian), adeguatamente (Italian), adequatamente (Italian), adekwatnie (Polish), adequadamente (Portuguese), адеква́тно (adekvátno) (Russian), adecuadamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adequately-en-adv-s3Qp0x1K Categories (other): English hedges, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English hedges: 54 38 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 43 44 14 Disambiguation of 'in an adequate manner': 87 6 8
  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 etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 77 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 77 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 79 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 43 44 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 78 3 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 76 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 81 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 85 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 84 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 24 67 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 68 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 10 86 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 65 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 69 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 22 69 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 65 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 73 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 68 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 54 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 65 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 76 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 79 2 Disambiguation of 'sufficiently': 5 83 12
  3. Barely satisfactory or sufficient. Translations (barely satisfactory): 合乎需要的 (héhú xūyào de) (Chinese Mandarin), tilfredsstillende (Danish), hädin tuskin riittävästi (Finnish), adeguatamente (Italian)
    Sense id: en-adequately-en-adv-y3RloL7w Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 43 44 14 Disambiguation of 'barely satisfactory': 10 14 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: adequately wet

Alternative forms

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        "Barely satisfactory or sufficient."
      ],
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          "Barely",
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        ],
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          "satisfactory",
          "satisfactory"
        ]
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "adequadament"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
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      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "betryggende"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "asianmukaisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "riittävästi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "kelvollisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "adéquamment"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "adecuadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "adeḳvaṭurad",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "ადეკვატურად"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "šesabamisad",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "შესაბამისად"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "šesaperisad",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "შესაფერისად"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "damaḳmaq̇opileblad",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "დამაკმაყოფილებლად"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "saḳmarisad",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "საკმარისად"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "adeguatamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "adequatamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "adekwatnie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "adequadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "adekvátno",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "адеква́тно"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "in an adequate manner",
      "word": "adecuadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "sufficiently",
      "word": "lazımınca"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "sufficiently",
      "word": "cabəca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "sufficiently",
      "word": "adequadament"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "sufficiently",
      "word": "tilstrækkeligt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "sufficiently",
      "word": "riittävästi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "sufficiently",
      "word": "adecuadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "sufficiently",
      "word": "adeguatamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "sufficiently",
      "word": "adequadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "udovletvoritelʹno",
      "sense": "sufficiently",
      "word": "удовлетворительно"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "héhú xūyào de",
      "sense": "barely satisfactory",
      "word": "合乎需要的"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "barely satisfactory",
      "word": "tilfredsstillende"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "barely satisfactory",
      "word": "hädin tuskin riittävästi"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "barely satisfactory",
      "word": "adeguatamente"
    }
  ],
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}

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