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								(sometimes followed by 'to') meeting the requirements especially of a task she had adequate training
 her training was adequate
 she was adequate to the job
 2.
								enough to meet a purpose
 an adequate income
 the food was adequate
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								about average; acceptable
 more than adequate as a secretary
 
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