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adequate

adjective/ˈædəkwət/

sufficient to meet a need

Transportation facilities all across the nation were improved so that they would be adequate to meet transportation needs no matter how great the demand may become.

enoughsufficient
word origin — early 17th century: from Latin adaequatus ‘made equal to’, past participle of the verb adaequare, from ad- ‘to’ + aequus ‘equal’