It [is] an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity.
Shelford.
Ad"e*quate*ly (&?;), adv. In an adequate manner.
Ad"e*quate*ness, n. The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.
Ad`e*qua"tion (&?;), n. [L. adaequatio.] The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent. [Obs.] Bp. Barlow.
A*des"my (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; unfettered; 'a priv. + &?; a fetter.] (Bot.) The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually entire.
Ad*es`se*na"ri*an (&?;), n. [Formed fr. L. adesse to be present; ad + esse to be.] (Eccl. Hist.) One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.
Ad*fect"ed (&?;), a. [L. adfectus or affectus. See Affect, v.] (Alg.) See Affected, 5.