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单词 adequately
释义

adequately

adverb

ad·​e·​quate·​ly ˈa-di-kwət-lē How to pronounce adequately (audio)
: to an adequate or sufficient degree or extent
There is no way to adequately prepare yourself for encountering a wild mountain gorilla. Sy Montgomery
The blood volume is sufficient, but it's not being adequately distributed throughout the body. Tom Ewing

Synonyms

  • acceptably
  • all right
  • alright
  • creditably
  • decently
  • fine
  • good
  • middlingly
  • nicely
  • OK
  • okay
  • passably
  • respectably
  • satisfactorily
  • serviceably
  • so-so
  • sufficiently
  • tolerably
  • well
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Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

adequately

adverb

1
as in good
in a satisfactory way we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • good
  • nicely
  • well
  • fine
  • sufficiently
  • alright
  • satisfactorily
  • correctly
  • okay
  • decently
  • acceptably
  • respectably
  • passably
  • creditably
  • serviceably
  • appropriately
  • tolerably
  • efficiently
  • OK
  • all right
  • happily
  • effectively
  • aptly
  • rightly
  • suitably
  • middlingly
  • fittingly
  • neatly
  • so-so
  • felicitously
  • satisfyingly
  • seemly
  • effectually
  • decorously
  • meetly
  • congruously
  • tidily
  • gratifyingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inadequately
  • poorly
  • insufficiently
  • badly
  • unsatisfactorily
  • ill
  • bad
  • intolerably
  • incorrectly
  • unacceptably
  • deficiently
  • inappropriately
  • unbearably
  • terribly
  • miserably
  • awfully
  • horribly
  • dreadfully
  • disastrously
  • deplorably
  • unsuitably
  • indecently
  • horrendously
  • horridly
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2
as in enough
in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction adequately provided with candles and freshwater in case of a power outage

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • enough
  • sufficiently
  • properly
  • satisfactorily
  • suitably
  • acceptably
  • decently
  • moderately
  • fairly
  • rightly
  • amply
  • optimally
  • tolerably
  • agreeably
  • abundantly
  • passably
  • plentifully
  • seemly
  • proportionately
  • satisfyingly
  • commensurately
  • gratifyingly
  • meetly
  • aplenty
  • plenteously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inadequately
  • insufficiently
  • unsatisfactorily
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