tolerable

[ tol-er-uh-buhl ]

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adjective

capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
fairly good; not bad.

Informal. in fair health.

Origin of tolerable

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

Other words 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, 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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British Dictionary definitions for tolerable

tolerable

/ (ˈtɒlərəbəl) /

adjective

able to be tolerated; endurable
permissible

informal fairly good

Derived forms of tolerable

tolerableness or tolerability, noun
tolerably, adverb

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