Synonym: ample, enough, plenty, satisfactory, sufficient. Antonym: deficient, inadequate, insufficient. Similar words: equation, graduate, evaluate, insinuate, accentuate, undergraduate, square, squad. Meaning: ['ædɪkwət] 
adj. 1. (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task 2. enough to meet a purpose 3. about average; acceptable.
adj. 1. (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task 2. enough to meet a purpose 3. about average; acceptable. 
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121. They were barely adequate, but to tell the truth there was not much worth lighting up.
122. By fitting one central bar, three-point cramping is possible, catering for irregular shapes, while still providing adequate support.
123. This involves: Installing a written system for checking temperatures, plus adequate training and instruction on the system for staff.
124. This period of grace has in normal market conditions given the house owner adequate time in which to find a buyer.
125. Lincoln felt that McClellan had not allotted an adequate force to the defense of Washington.
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126. The creditor would not be concerned with the question whether or not the surety had an adequate understanding of the transaction.
127. Likewise, for those caring for an adult the scheme would have to be built on an adequate system of disability benefits.
128. Public transport is poor - with buses only adequate for local use - and there is no rail service.
129. A Fluval 4 is more than adequate for your aquarium.
130. The heating system would only be adequate for a much smaller house.
131. They also criticised the lack of adequate time for consultation.
132. Doors of the hatch can be hinged or sliding, or even a lift-down flap, as long as it's got adequate support.
133. Parents should ask whether the school's facilities are adequate for their children's needs.
134. When the Court was abolished in 1641 the Common Law Courts had become strong enough to give adequate redress.
135. But, as disappointed abolitionists in the country reported, adequate supply remained crucial.
136. An adequate transactional competence should be a real achievement of lasting value.
137. Questions about adequate levels of safety on the roads or in factories, or about purity in foods are of this kind.
138. The response of Bob Dole was not really adequate to the task, to put it mildly.
139. Now that we have extended the hall, those small electric heaters are no longer adequate.
140. Once we have adequate instrumentation and have adopted an internal standard, what do we find?
141. The houses should be repaired and modernised; proper plumbing should be installed, and more adequate heating.
142. The printer and scanner aren't the best in the group, but are adequate for many purposes.
143. Yet, without a ground and adequate pitch, the sport was unlikely to flourish.
144. Others are dining, on the cautious assumption that a nine o'clock party might not provide adequate food.
145. The retail business, which is essential for the maintenance of adequate market liquidity, declined after the 1987 stock market crash.
146. It is possible to subscribe to an updating service, but adopting your own scheme is perfectly adequate and is not expensive.
147. Regular feeding with a general fertiliser will help to ensure that the plants are always supplied with adequate food materials.
148. The notion of self-consistency is certainly not adequate for this.
149. She gives accounts of the long hours worked by women and the effort put into maintaining what were seen as adequate standards.
150. Nevertheless, Professor Morgan highlighted concern about whether there was an adequate number of both acute beds and long-term residential places.