adequative

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adjective

equivalent or sufficient; adequate.

OriginMedieval Latin adaequātivus ← Latin adaequō →
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Meanings

adjectiveadequative (comparative more adequative, superlative most adequative)

comparative more adequative · superlative most adequative

  1. rareequivalent or sufficient; adequate.

Origin

  1. Latinadaequō“make equal to”
  2. Medieval Latinadaequātivus
  3. Englishadequative

From Medieval Latin adaequātivus, from Latin adaequō (“make equal to”).

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“adequative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adequative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adequative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adequative.

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