Adequately
Adequately adverb - In a satisfactory way.
Usage example: we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately
Well is a synonym for adequately in quantity topic. In some cases you can use "Well" instead an adverb "Adequately".
Well
Well adverb - In a satisfactory way.
Usage example: our current system for dividing household chores works well, so let's keep it
Adequately is a synonym for well in quantity topic. You can use "Adequately" instead an adverb "Well", if it concerns topics such as sufficiently, happily.
Nearby Word: welled
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Instead, she was treated well, fed adequately, referred to as "guest" and "sister," and even allowed to have a key to her cell.
- Comments: Yes, it was adequately explained in the show, but even though the intent behind it bugs me the story is still awesome and still works perfectly well with canon.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Heroes -
Miho Obana makes several appearances in Kodomo no Omocha (with a single self-voiced catchphrase, "I'm Obana") and, naturally, she's well-known to the characters for no adequately-explained reasons.
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