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good enough

good enough adjective: acceptable, adequate for the purpose (though imperfect).

Adjective

good enough (not comparable)

  1. acceptable, adequate for the purpose (though imperfect)
    • I used to feel not good enough.
    • So you survived our fight on Thessia. You're not as weak as I thought. But never forget that your best wasn't good enough to stop me. Now an entire planet is dying because you lacked the strength to win. The legend of Shepard needs to be re-written. I hope I'm there for the last chapter. It ends...2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Evacuating Thessia
    Synonyms:
    satisfactory
  2. (often) so kind (as to)
    • Would you be good enough to bring me a cup of tea, please?

Synonyms of good enough

Words formed from good enough

Questions about good enough

What does good enough mean?
Good enough means acceptable, adequate for the purpose (though imperfect).
What part of speech is good enough?
Good enough is an adjective.

Words near good enough in the dictionary

  1. good drunks
  2. good egg
  3. good eggs
  4. good ending
  5. good endings
  6. good enough
  7. good enough for government work
  8. good enough for jazz
  9. good enough to eat
  10. good eve
  11. good evening

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