adequacy
Example Sentences
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They’re getting greatness where they once prayed for adequacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Per the World Health Organization, a healthy diet is made up of four basic principles: adequacy, balance, moderation and diversity.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Plant-based diets can still be healthy choices, but they may require careful planning and, in some cases, supplementation to ensure nutritional adequacy, particularly in later life.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
Fourth, adequacy: Yes, the plaintiffs and their lawyers can represent this class fairly.
From Slate • Jul. 11, 2025
We learn by example and by direct experience because there are real limits to the adequacy of verbal instruction.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing adequacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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