adequate
adj.-
1 sufficient or good enough (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediate Academic General-serviceenough in quality or amount for a particular purpose.
satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity for a specific need or requirement.
ExampleThe old heater was adequate for the small bedroom, but it couldn't warm the whole house.
ExampleThe initial budget was deemed adequate for the preliminary research phase, though the board acknowledged that further funding would be required for the full-scale trial.
UsageOften followed by the preposition 'for' or an infinitive 'to' phrase.
PitfallThe food was adequate for me.The food was adequate for my needs.While you can say something is 'adequate for' a person, it is more common and precise to say it is 'adequate for' a specific purpose or need.
Learned borrowing from Latin adaequātus, perfect passive participle of adaequō (“to make equal to”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from ad (“to, towards, at”) + aequō (“to make equal, equalize”), from aequus (“equal”). Cognate with French adéquat.