adequately

Questions

How do you pronounce adequately?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈædəkwətli/.

What does adequately mean?

In an adequate manner.

Where does adequately come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin aequō Latin adaequō Latin adaequātuslbor. English adequate Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English adequately From adequate + -ly.

How to pronounce adequately

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2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈædəkwətli/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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