adequately

adverb

ad·​e·​quate·​ly ˈa-di-kwət-lē 

: 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

Examples of adequately in a Sentence

we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately

adequately provided with candles and freshwater in case of a power outage

Recent Examples on the Web

Kennedy has for years questioned vaccines and spread misinformation about them, ignoring broad scientific consensus about their safety and efficacy to argue that they have not been adequately studied. —Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025

By upgrading the recall status, the agency seeks to ensure that consumers are adequately informed and aware of the potential health risks, thereby promoting proactive measures to avert potential health impacts. —Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025

Being adequately compensated for his work is a nagging concern. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025

However, these initiatives, while beneficial, do not adequately address the specific and urgent challenges posed by the opioid epidemic. —Pradeep Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above