Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an adequate manner; commensurately; sufficiently.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an adequate manner.
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- adverb In an
adequate manner. - adverb
Sufficient tosatisfy arequirement or meet a need;sufficiently ;satisfactorily . - adverb
Barely satisfactory or sufficient.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
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Examples
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Screening candidates adequately is difficult in light of all sorts of fair housing issues.
Amateur Bank Lending, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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Sadly (and strangely), when conventional doctors today do not obtain adequately effective results with one drug, they often simply prescribe more drugs in hopes that one of them, or their combination, will be more effective (whether this increased use of drugs is effective or not, there are certain "benefits" that drug companies receive from this strategy).
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This information is to be held by a private company, Data Losss Services PLC, who will ensure that it is left in adequately public places on a regular basis.
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Instead, it was evaluating how effective its current rating system was in adequately informing and protecting consumers.
FCC changes position on cell phone radiation and safety guidelines
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, I will fight to ensure that all safety net programs remain adequately funded next year, and explore every option to identify resources.
Commissioner Nick Fish Promises To Work For Homeless Youth Funding
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, I will fight to ensure that all safety net programs remain adequately funded next year, and explore every option to identify resources.
Commissioner Nick Fish Promises To Work For Homeless Youth Funding
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, I will fight to ensure that all safety net programs remain adequately funded next year, and explore every option to identify resources.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, I will fight to ensure that all safety net programs remain adequately funded next year, and explore every option to identify resources.
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This information is to be held by a private company, Data Losss Services PLC, who will ensure that it is left in adequately public places on a regular basis.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, I will fight to ensure that all safety net programs remain adequately funded next year, and explore every option to identify resources.
hernesheir commented on the word adequately
1906 US Railway Assn. Standard Cipher Code, telegraph shorthand for "goods are in demand and price will advance">.
January 19, 2013