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Enough

1. In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently.

2. Fully; quite; used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer. I know you well enough; you are Signior Antonio. (Shak) Thou knowest well enough . . . That this is no time to lend money. (Shak)

3. In a tolerable degree; used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough.

enough usually follows the word it modifies.