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tolerable

[tol-er-uh-buhl]
adjective
  1. capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
  2. fairly good; not bad.
  3. Informal. in fair health.
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Origin of tolerable

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tolerābilis, equivalent to tolerā(re) to endure + -bilis -ble
Related formstol·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, nounnon·tol·er·a·bly, adverbun·tol·er·a·ble, adjectiveun·tol·er·a·ble·ness, nounun·tol·er·a·bly, adverb

Synonyms

1. bearable, supportable. 2. passable, middling, indifferent, so-so.
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British Dictionary definitions for untolerable

tolerable

adjective
  1. able to be tolerated; endurable
  2. permissible
  3. informal fairly good
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Derived Formstolerableness or tolerability, nountolerably, adverb
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Word Origin and History for untolerable

tolerable

adj.

early 15c., "bearable," from Middle French tolerable (14c.), from Latin tolerabilis "that may be endured," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Meaning "moderate, middling, not bad" is recorded from 1540s. Related: Tolerably.

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