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adæquate

adæquate is the archaic spelling of adequate.

Meaning of adequate

Adjective

adequate (comparative more adequate, superlative most adequate)

  1. Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
    • powers adequate to a great work
    Antonyms:
    inadequate

See all 4 meanings of adequate

Forms of adæquate

comparativemore adæquate
superlativemost adæquate

Origin of adæquate

From ad- + æquate.

Words formed from adæquate

Questions about adæquate

What is adæquate the archaic spelling of?
Adæquate is the archaic spelling of adequate.

Words near adæquate in the dictionary

  1. adzuki beans
  2. adzukis
  3. Adâncata
  4. adæquacies
  5. adæquacy
  6. adæquate
  7. adæquately
  8. Adélie
  9. Adélie Coast
  10. Adélie Land
  11. Adélie penguin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: adæquate (page history and authors); adequate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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