[adjective] (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"
[adjective] enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" Synonyms:decent, enough
[adjective] about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" Synonyms:passable, fair to middling
