tolerable

[ tol-er-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈtɒl ər ə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.

fairly good; not bad.

Informal. in fair health.

Words nearby tolerable

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Origin of tolerable

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tolerābilis, equivalent to tolerā(re) to endure + -bilis -ble

SYNONYMS FOR tolerable

1 bearable, supportable.

2 passable, middling, indifferent, so-so.

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OTHER WORDS FROM tolerable

tol·er·a·ble·ness, tol·er·a·bil·i·ty, nountol·er·a·bly, adverbnon·tol·er·a·ble, adjectivenon·tol·er·a·ble·ness, noun

non·tol·er·a·bly, adverbun·tol·er·a·ble, adjectiveun·tol·er·a·ble·ness, nounun·tol·er·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for tolerably

One of them is now in the possession of the Governor, and tolerably well reconciled to his new master.
A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay|Watkin Tench
I hope, therefore, that this matter is tolerably well fixed, as far as the consumption of this country goes.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
The males were tolerably good and were known by the smallness of their two fore-claws or feeders.
A Voyage to the South Sea|William Bligh
The Turkish men are generally robust, and tolerably well made, and it is rare to find a deformed person among them.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IV (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

It is tolerably clear along here, and we might take our morning bath very comfortably.
Four Young Explorers|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for tolerably

tolerable

/ (ˈtɒlərəbəl) /

adjective

able to be tolerated; endurable

permissible

informal fairly good

Derived forms of tolerable

tolerableness or tolerability, nountolerably, adverb

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tolerable

adjective

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Origin of tolerable

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British Dictionary definitions for tolerably

adjective

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