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tolerable

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As an adjective, tolerable means capable of being borne, tolerated or endured. As an adverb, it means tolerably.

Meanings of tolerable

6 meanings

adjective

  1. Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.

  2. Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.

  3. Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.

  4. In fair health; passably well.

  5. About average; acceptable

    “more than adequate as a secretary”

    Similar: adequate, passable, fair to middling

adverb

  1. dialectTolerably; passably; moderately.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: about average; acceptable
adequatepassablefair to middling
Oppositesintolerable

Words that rhyme with tolerable

intolerable

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