as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
did a fairish job of refinishing the old chest, especially since it was her first foray into furniture restoration
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Adjective
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As our predecessors became terrestrial and moved to dry, hot environments, salt became scarcer, and the craving for sodium likely developed as a survival mechanism to ensure adequate intake.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025 -
At this range, a 1 m object maps into 3-4 camera pixels, adequate for recognition and range estimation.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Virginia and Begovic are competent, low-cost reserves and provide decent support to Pickford.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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In practice, this means ensuring your audio is clear and the video quality and lighting are good, having a decent background, finding decent actors, and editing the video for clarity and conciseness.—
Jason Hennessey,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The trick up my mom's sleeve: grating the cheese on both the fine and large holes of the cheese grater.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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However, fine wildland fuels such as forest litter and small dead branches remain exceptionally dry.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The procedure was performed via minimal access and the result was satisfactory.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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His messages online sound all too typical of the brash and bratty computer techies who seem to think insults are satisfactory entertainment for their followers.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And snood size is the quickest, easiest way for a hen to gauge whether the gobbler strutting his stuff in front of her is a good genetic candidate for her future poults.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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The city of Providence continues to be good to Pitino, who famously led Providence College to the Final Four in 1987 toward the beginning of his storied career.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Owners of the bridges that have higher than acceptable risk ratings should create a plan to reduce that risk, Thursday’s findings say.—
Gabe Cohen,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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The players will tell you that the way New York lost isn’t acceptable, even if the grind of its recent schedule caught up to them physically and mentally.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Fairish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairish. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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