tolerable
capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
fairly good; not bad.
Informal. in fair health.
Origin of tolerable
1Other words for tolerable
Other words from tolerable
- tol·er·a·ble·ness, tol·er·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- tol·er·a·bly, adverb
- non·tol·er·a·ble, adjective
- non·tol·er·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·tol·er·a·bly, adverb
- un·tol·er·a·ble, adjective
- un·tol·er·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·tol·er·a·bly, adverb
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How to use tolerable in a sentence
Who could suppose that two tolerably civilized nations would endure this in the middle of 1851?
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyWhat was equally important, a thick clump of cottonwood and willow furnished tolerably secure concealment.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe coffee-trees stand in rows upon tolerably steep hillocks.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIt is tolerably certain that this is a corrupt form of the passage, and only makes the matter darker.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThe streets, as I have already mentioned, are tolerably lively: peculiar omnibuses and cabriolets traverse them frequently.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for tolerable
/ (ˈtɒlərəbəl) /
able to be tolerated; endurable
permissible
informal fairly good
Derived forms of tolerable
- tolerableness or tolerability, noun
- tolerably, adverb
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