adequacy
/ˈæd.ə.kwə.si/(noun)
AWL Sublist 4CEFR C1IELTS Band 7.0 - 9.0
Academic Definition
The quality of being sufficient, satisfactory, or acceptable in quantity, quality, or standard.
Key Academic Collocations
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adequacyadequateadequatelyinadequacyinadequateinadequately
Lexical Alternatives (Synonyms)
sufficiencycompetenceacceptabilitysuitabilitysatisfactoriness
Academic Sample Sentences in Context
"The audit questioned the adequacy of municipal flood barriers in coping with increasingly severe precipitation events."
"The table summarizes expert evaluations regarding the adequacy of healthcare infrastructure across rural provinces."
"International aid agencies raised serious doubts about the adequacy of nutritional provisions in disaster refugee zones."
IELTS Examiner Scoring Strategy (Lexical Resource)
Use 'question the adequacy of...' in Task 2 to critique governmental responses to public crises.