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ADEQUATIVE
Definition of ADEQUATIVE
adjective
equivalent or sufficient; adequate.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin adaequātivus, from Latin adaequō (“make equal to”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ADEQUATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 81, 9 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 81, 9 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ADEQUATIVE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEEIQTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ADEQUA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ADEQUATIVE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 81 - and most players walked straight past it.
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