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tolerably

adverb
Quick answer

As an adverb, tolerably means in a tolerable manner.

Meanings of tolerably

3 meanings

adverb

  1. In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated.

    “I don't like the music, but it's tolerably quiet.”

  2. In an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner

    “she plays tennis tolerably”

    Similar: acceptably, so-so
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. datedReasonably; acceptably; somewhat.

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

Synonyms by meaning

adverb: in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
acceptablyso-so
Oppositesintolerably

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