adequately en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin aequō Latin adaequō Latin adaequātuslbor. English adequate Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English adequately From adequate + -ly.
Meanings
- In an adequate manner.
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Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
A loving relationship with a proper companion animal, a relationship that adequately provides for the animal's physical and psychological needs, is not at all inconsistent with the principles and advocacy of animal rights.
2023 August 11 (last accessed), David Pearce, “Companion Animals”, in HedWeb:
- Barely satisfactory or sufficient.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adæquately | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| most adequately | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more adequately | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (32)
az cabəca (sufficiently) · pt adequadamente (in an adequate manner) · cmn 合乎需要的 (barely satisfactory) · it adequatamente (in an adequate manner) · ka შესაფერისად (in an adequate manner) · ca adequadament (sufficiently) · ka დამაკმაყოფილებლად (in an adequate manner) · ru удовлетворительно (sufficiently) · fi riittävästi (sufficiently) · ru адеква́тно (in an adequate manner) · da tilfredsstillende (barely satisfactory) · fr adéquamment (in an adequate manner) · gl adecuadamente (sufficiently) · it adeguatamente (barely satisfactory) · fi hädin tuskin riittävästi (barely satisfactory) · gl adecuadamente (in an adequate manner) · es adecuadamente (in an adequate manner) · fi kelvollisesti (in an adequate manner) · fi riittävästi (in an adequate manner) · fi asianmukaisesti (in an adequate manner) · da tilstrækkeligt (sufficiently) · ka შესაბამისად (in an adequate manner) · ca adequadament (in an adequate manner) · pt adequadamente (sufficiently) · ka საკმარისად (in an adequate manner) · it adeguatamente (sufficiently) · az lazımınca (sufficiently) · ka ადეკვატურად (in an adequate manner) · da betryggende (in an adequate manner) · da passende (in an adequate manner) · it adeguatamente (in an adequate manner) · pl adekwatnie (in an adequate manner)