Adequately
Adequately adverb - In a satisfactory way.
Rather and adequately are semantically related in correctly topic. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead the word "Adequately" as an adverb or an adjective.
Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Adequately and rather are semantically related in correctly topic. You can use "Adequately" instead the word "Rather" as an adverb or an adjective.
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On the Axis side this is because they simply don't have the strength or ammunition to adequately suppress the defenders, not least because Rommel insists upon repeatedly attacking as soon as his forces are ready rather than building up a good artillery-bombardment stockpile.
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Justified too; we only ever see a smattering of planets, and the two of the only ones shown in any detail are limited in certain habitable areas, meaning that they more adequately represent a nation rather than a completely separate planet.
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