be adequate

Frequency: 8.535.2 per million words

to be sufficient or satisfactory for a particular purpose

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Examples (10)

  • The water supply is adequate for the small town's needs.
  • His apology was barely adequate given the severity of the mistake.
  • Do you think this budget will be adequate for the entire project?
  • The training he received has been adequate to handle most situations he encounters.
  • The current security measures are not adequate to prevent a sophisticated cyberattack.
  • For a family of four, this small car is far from adequate.
  • The lighting in the study is perfectly adequate for reading.
  • The emergency supplies were adequate for the first 72 hours.
  • The team's preparations were considered adequate by the coach before the big game.
  • The government's response to the crisis was widely seen as less than adequate.