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passably

[ pas-uh-blee, pah-suh- ]

adverb

  1. fairly; moderately:

    a passably good novel.



passably

/ ˈpɑːsəblɪ /

adverb

  1. fairly; somewhat
  2. acceptably; well enough

    she sings passably

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of passably1

First recorded in 1600–10; passable + -ly
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Example Sentences

Also, it won’t hurt Goodyear’s sales of those tires if they look passably like the race tires, which wasn’t possible with the 15-inch tires.

The horseman, aka Abraham, is actually passably cute, with a rocking bod and apparently steady source of income.

They both say that you are looking well, and I suppose I may conclude from that that you are feeling passably.

Aunt: “Camp generally becomes passably comfortable just as one nears the end of the trip.”

She was one of the servants of the inn, and, like most of her class, she was very inquisitive and passably wanton.

Jon saw the fixed object; it had dark eyes and passably dark hair, and changed its position, but never its shape.

It will take England a great while to get over her airs of patronage toward us, or even passably to conceal them.

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