adequately
adverb
ad·e·quate·ly
ˈa-di-kwət-lē 
: to an adequate or sufficient degree or extent
There is no way to adequately prepare yourself for encountering a wild mountain gorilla.—
Sy Montgomery
Sy MontgomeryThe blood volume is sufficient, but it's not being adequately distributed throughout the body.—Tom Ewing
Tom EwingExamples of adequately in a Sentence
we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately
adequately provided with candles and freshwater in case of a power outage
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Consider setting up a project management office to allow for each to be adequately addressed.
—Jeff Schmitz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The second would drop the biggest war Europe has seen in 80 years squarely in the lap of European powers that may or may not have the capacity to manage the issue adequately.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
But the report says new hires are not adequately trained or supervised.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The cuts, advocates and New York officials said, will cripple the program’s ability to adequately monitor and provide care to survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as well as people newly diagnosed with illnesses such as cancers and respiratory illnesses.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Schmitz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The second would drop the biggest war Europe has seen in 80 years squarely in the lap of European powers that may or may not have the capacity to manage the issue adequately.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
But the report says new hires are not adequately trained or supervised.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The cuts, advocates and New York officials said, will cripple the program’s ability to adequately monitor and provide care to survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as well as people newly diagnosed with illnesses such as cancers and respiratory illnesses.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for adequately
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“Adequately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adequately. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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