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adequative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ad-e-qua-tive
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

equivalent or sufficient; adequate.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: adaequātivus, adaequō

Inflected Forms

more adequative (comparative) most adequative (superlative)

Derived Forms

adequatively

Questions

What does adequative mean?
equivalent or sufficient; adequate.
Where does adequative come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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