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Adeptly vs Adequately - What's the difference?

adeptly | adequately |

As adverbs the difference between adeptly and adequately

is that adeptly is with great skill or knowledge while adequately is in an adequate manner.

adeptly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • With great skill or knowledge.
  • He navigated the course adeptly, having trained on it for months ahead of time.

    adequately

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (chiefly obsolete)

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an adequate manner.
  • Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
  • Barely satisfactory or sufficient.