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.—
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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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Then, in 2021, a study by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment found that legal exposure limits for artificial dyes might not adequately protect children’s behavioral health.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
Regenerative braking systems are not strong enough to stop an EV quickly in an emergency, and all EVs have a normal brake pedal in the customary location that will slow the vehicle adequately whenever it is called upon.
—Peter Douglas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Of course, being adequately insured has proven difficult for many Californians, where homeowners’ insurance had already become unaffordable for some before the LA wildfires hit this month and where insurers declined to renew nearly 3 million homeowners’ policies, which included fire coverage.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
But Lacy says the committee didn’t adequately account for mitigation measures, developed and promoted by the Crane Foundation, that can effectively deter cranes from eating farmers’ corn.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
Regenerative braking systems are not strong enough to stop an EV quickly in an emergency, and all EVs have a normal brake pedal in the customary location that will slow the vehicle adequately whenever it is called upon.
—Peter Douglas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Of course, being adequately insured has proven difficult for many Californians, where homeowners’ insurance had already become unaffordable for some before the LA wildfires hit this month and where insurers declined to renew nearly 3 million homeowners’ policies, which included fire coverage.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
But Lacy says the committee didn’t adequately account for mitigation measures, developed and promoted by the Crane Foundation, that can effectively deter cranes from eating farmers’ corn.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Adequately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adequately. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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