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    [Noun]  | "ad*e*qua*cy" | \ ˈa-di-kwə-sē \


    1: the quality or state of being adequate


    Origin: 1701 ;

     {see: |adequ(ate)|adequate} + {see: |-acy|-acy};

    [Noun]  | "adequacy" 


    1: the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately;


      * e.g., " ... the fire department sent someone to determine the adequacy of the building's evacuation plan "





     [ "delusions of adequacy" ]

    1: An insult suggesting that someone is not only sub-standard, but that he is incorrect by thinking that he is even up to par. A play on delusions of grandeur.

      * e.g.,  ... Clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed, Carl nonetheless suffered from delusions of adequacy. 

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