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adeguatamente

adequately

adverb ah-deh-gwah-tah-MEN-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Manner

Origin: From adeguato (adequate) + -mente, from Latin adaequatus (made equal to).

Also means

properly

Usage Note

Adeguatamente is formed regularly from the adjective adeguato + the suffix -mente. It means 'in a sufficient or fitting manner' and is used in formal contexts: non siamo stati adeguatamente informati (we were not adequately informed). In conversation, abbastanza bene or come si deve is more natural.

Examples

"Il personale non era stato adeguatamente formato."

Natural Translation

The staff had not been adequately trained.

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