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passable |
Overview of adj passable The adj passable has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. passable -- (able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable") 2. adequate, passable, fair to middling -- (about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary") 3. indifferent, passable, so-so, tolerable -- (neither good nor bad "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French") Antonyms of adj passable 3 senses of passable Sense 1 passable (vs. impassable) impassable (vs. passable), unpassable => unnavigable => unsurmountable, unclimbable => untraversable Sense 2 adequate, passable, fair to middling INDIRECT (VIA satisfactory) -> unsatisfactory Sense 3 indifferent, passable, so-so(prenominal), tolerable INDIRECT (VIA ordinary) -> extraordinary Similarity of adj passable 3 senses of passable Sense 1 passable (vs. impassable) => navigable => surmountable, climbable => traversable, travelable => negotiable Sense 2 adequate, passable, fair to middling => satisfactory (vs. unsatisfactory) Sense 3 indifferent, passable, so-so(prenominal), tolerable => ordinary (vs. extraordinary) Attributes of adj passable Familiarity of adj passable passable used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj passable impassable passable unpassable unsurpassable Overview of adj passable The adj passable has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. passable -- (able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable") 2. adequate, passable, fair to middling -- (about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary") 3. indifferent, passable, so-so, tolerable -- (neither good nor bad "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French")
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