Adequate - Definition
adequate
adj 1: having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a
task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was
adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal
to the task" [syn: adequate, equal] [ant:
inadequate, unequal]
2: sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food
was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
[syn: adequate, decent, enough]
3: about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a
secretary" [syn: adequate, passable, fair to middling,
tolerable]
