DictionaryRoot: ad-
Latin

ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

  • ad-
  • ac- — Used before c in Latin.
  • af- — Used before f in Latin.
  • ag- — Used before g in Latin.
  • al- — Used before l in Latin.
  • ap- — Used before p in Latin.
  • ar- — Used before r in Latin.
  • as- — Used before s in Latin.
  • at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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adjective

adequate

AD-ih-kwut/ˈædɪkwət/

Sufficient to meet a need or serve a purpose.

The modest umbrella is adequate for the light shower.

A plain compact umbrella keeps one man and his small backpack dry during a light shower: modest equipment that is sufficient for the immediate need.
Etymology

The underlying image is making something equal to a standard. Something adequate is equal to what a need or purpose requires: sufficient to meet it, without necessarily exceeding it.

In context

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More examples

  • The room has adequate ventilation.
  • Her explanation was adequate for the task.
  • They set aside adequate time.

Forms

adequate

Similar words

sufficient
Sufficient directly means enough.
satisfactory
Satisfactory emphasizes meeting expectations.