adequately

American  

[ad-i-kwit-lee] / ˈæd ɪ kwɪt li /

adverb

1. in a way that is sufficient, suitable, effective, or appropriate.

   The professor’s vague response failed to adequately answer our questions.

   The clinic needs to be appropriately staffed with permanently employed and adequately trained personnel.

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Other Word Forms

• preadequately adverb
• quasi-adequately adverb
• superadequately adverb

Etymology

Origin of adequately

adequate ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Lawyers for Epstein's victims have heavily criticised the DoJ for its failure to adequately protect hundreds of women identified in the files.

From BBC

As for the agency’s overall constitutionality, the judge said Musk cited no supportive cases and had not adequately briefed the issue.

From Barron's

“Though it will take years to adequately assess the full toll of aid cuts, this early projection is an urgent call to action.”

From Barron's

In the District of Columbia and its suburbs in Maryland and Virginia, citizens are upset about municipal failures to plow streets adequately and to maintain regular school schedules.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brown said the government had doubts about whether a new offence could be "adequately enforced", raising particular concerns over online activity.

From BBC

Related Words

• appropriately
• competently
• decently
• satisfactorily
• sufficiently