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adequacy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈædɪkwəsɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ad′i kwə sē)

Inflections of 'adequacy' (n): npl: adequacies

ad•e•qua•cy (ad′i kwə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies.

the state or quality of being adequate;
sufficiency for a particular purpose.

adequ(ate) + -acy 1800–10

'adequacy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

adequate - EQ - capacity - competence - ejaculatory incompetence - plenitude - prudence - sufficiency - support

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Synonyms: capacity, sufficiency, enough, competence, fitness, more...

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