Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #250 of 1319

adequate (adj.)

enough or good enough

Examples

  • Adequate preparation.

Key rules

  • Adequate means enough or good enough
  • Adequate for + purpose
  • Adequacy is the noun

Common mistakes

  • The food is adequacy → The food is adequate

Use cases

  • Describing resources
  • Describing preparation
  • Judging performance
💡 Tip: Adequate is neutral; excellent is positive.
Practise this topic in the appPractise Upper-Intermediate quiz
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