Adequate and Correct

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Adequate adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.

Usage example: this old computer is probably adequate if you just want to type a term paper

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Correct and adequate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Correct" instead an adjective "Adequate".

Nearby Words: adequately, adequacy, adequation

Correct adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

Usage example: painfully correct dress for the state dinner at the White House

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Adequate and correct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adequate" instead an adjective "Correct".

On many occasions, a contestant will give an answer that was obviously correct ... but for some unexplained reason, the question writer will have provided the wrong answer ... or in the very least, not provided adequate alternate answers that could also be considered correct.

Source: Cowboy Bebop At His Computer / Live-Action TV

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