WordNet
adj. having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn: adequate to(p), capable, equal to(p), up to(p)]
Usage examples of "adequate to".
The clever men who had shaved and attired him last night would be more than adequate to choosing clothing for a young woman newly arrived in the City.
The rope he had chosen was perfectly adequate to the task of lifting the load he had just lifted—.
Spreading his dan, which in the light night breeze were barely adequate to carry his porcine body up the iceramp, the captain chivaned his way to the helm-deck.
The poor old thing was useless even as a game machine these days, but it was perfectly adequate to mute the radio—.
The poor old thing was useless even as a game machine these days, but it was perfectly adequate to mute the radioor take pictures of the young man and his car before Sam even reached the door.
The poor old thing was useless even as a game machine these days, but it was perfectly adequate to mute the radio-or take pictures of the young man and his car before Sam even reached the door.
He said, the evidence was not adequate to the improbability of the thing.
And the detonation of that much cataclysmite was perfectly adequate to blow a “.
Some did not find his brief speech adequate to the solemn occasion.
The poor old thing was useless even as a game machine these days, but it was perfectly adequate to mute the radio.
Trust which informed her that her balance was more than adequate to purchase all the Singularity straws she wanted.
A stack of messages had accumulated since the last time she'd retrieved them, including one from Commerce Bank & Trust which informed her that her balance was more than adequate to purchase all the Singularity straws she wanted.