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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Perhaps he is rehabilitated, cured, or even adequately punished.
—Matthew J. Funchion, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
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Citing court transcripts, the judge found that DeBlanc represented him adequately.
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For many social media platforms, however, the challenge historically has not been introducing content moderation policies but enforcing them, with tech giants repeatedly coming under fire for failing to adequately uphold their own rules.
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Matthew J. Funchion, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Not all companies are set up to adequately perform defensive OSINT.
—James Henderson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Citing court transcripts, the judge found that DeBlanc represented him adequately.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
For many social media platforms, however, the challenge historically has not been introducing content moderation policies but enforcing them, with tech giants repeatedly coming under fire for failing to adequately uphold their own rules.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 2025.
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