Ăd'e-quāte1, a.
[Lat. adæquatus, p. p. of adæquare, to make equal to, from ad and æquare, to make equal, æquus, even, equal.] Equal, proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, In those days Ireland had no adequate champion. De Quincey. Syn. — Equal; proportionate; sufficient; enough; commensurate.