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

“But I felt like they dealt with that adequately.”

From The Wall Street Journal

However, European football's governing body said there was enough evidence to adequately support a "prima facie" case against him in relation to the use of discriminatory language.

From BBC

Next month, a major judgement is expected in a French court after a man in his 50s sued GSK for failing to adequately warn patients of these side effects.

From BBC

Boeing’s failure to adequately manage system engineering and integration of hardware for Starliner was one of the primary factors behind the mission’s difficulties, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cassidy has never adequately responded to my question about his support for Kennedy.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• appropriately
• competently
• decently
• satisfactorily
• sufficiently