1. (

• adequate ,
• equal ,

) having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task" ;

2. (

• adequate ,
• enough

) sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "enough food"; "food enough" ;

3. (

• adequate ,
• passable ,
• fair_to_middling ,
• tolerable

) about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" ;