adequacy
[ad-i-kwuh-see]
noun, plural ad·e·qua·cies.
the state or quality of being adequate; sufficiency for a particular purpose.
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Contemporary Examples of adequacy
To their chagrin, neutral observers have questioned the adequacy of due process in these cases.
Historical Examples of adequacy
Reardon made the only answer possible, and felt the thrill of his own adequacy.
The PrisonerAlice Brown
Has anything arisen to disprove the adequacy of correspondence?
The World I Live InHelen Keller
Perhaps but for the three days' rain he might have got away without a doubt as to his adequacy.
The ReefEdith Wharton
He felt the adequacy of this life as a determiner of the eternal destiny of all men.
India, Its Life and ThoughtJohn P. Jones
Ultimately there is no adequacy, we are all weighed in the balance and found wanting.
First and Last ThingsH. G. Wells