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
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Examples 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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That’s not enough money, in his opinion, to adequately feed a hard-working firefighter who’s burning hundreds of calories hiking, sawing and raking all day.
—Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
Only ideologically insane politicians, void of any common sense, would mandate that all new buildings be all electric without having in place an infrastructure that adequately supports the inevitable surge in electricity use.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
Biden's decision to pause a shipment of arms to Israel, along with a State Department report that concluded U.S. weapons were likely used to conduct operations in the Gaza Strip in ways that did not adequately protect civilians, marked a turning point for the Democratic president.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
There’s also a director, in the form of an AI avatar on a laptop, who shows up to robotically comment on their work, deducting pay from those cast members who didn’t perform adequately enough.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
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Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
Only ideologically insane politicians, void of any common sense, would mandate that all new buildings be all electric without having in place an infrastructure that adequately supports the inevitable surge in electricity use.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
Biden's decision to pause a shipment of arms to Israel, along with a State Department report that concluded U.S. weapons were likely used to conduct operations in the Gaza Strip in ways that did not adequately protect civilians, marked a turning point for the Democratic president.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
There’s also a director, in the form of an AI avatar on a laptop, who shows up to robotically comment on their work, deducting pay from those cast members who didn’t perform adequately enough.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
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“Adequately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adequately. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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