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adequado — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adequate adjective Enough to meet a need or requirement; sufficient.
  • becoming adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
  • fair adj Treating people equally and reasonably; just.
  • opportune adjective Well-timed or well-suited for a particular purpose.
  • proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
  • seemly adj Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.

Senses

adequado is used for these senses in English:

  • adequate Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
  • becoming pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
  • fair Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
  • opportune Suitable for some particular purpose.
  • proper Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable. [13th c.]
  • seemly Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.

becoming — full definition

  1. adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
  2. adj Appropriate to one's character or position; decent.

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