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tolerably

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tolerable  \Tol"er*a*ble\,  a.  [L.  tolerabilis:  cf  F. 
  tol['e]rable.  See  {Tolerate}.] 
  1.  Capable  of  being  borne  or  endured;  supportable,  either 
  physically  or  mentally. 
 
  As  may  affect  the  earth  with  cold  and  heat  Scarce 
  tolerable.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Moderately  good  or  agreeable;  not  contemptible;  not  very 
  excellent  or  pleasing,  but  such  as  can  be  borne  or 
  received  without  disgust,  resentment,  or  opposition; 
  passable;  as  a  tolerable  administration;  a  tolerable 
  entertainment;  a  tolerable  translation.  --Dryden.  -- 
  {Tol"er*a*ble*ness},  n.  --  {Tol"er*a*bly},  adv 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tolerably 
  adv  1:  in  a  tolerable  manner;  "she  did  it  well  enough"  [syn:  {well 
  enough},  {to  a  tolerable  degree},  {to  an  adequate 
  degree}] 
  2:  in  an  acceptable  (but  not  outstanding)  manner;  "she  plays 
  tennis  tolerably"  [syn:  {acceptably},  {so-so}]  [ant:  {unacceptably}, 
  {unacceptably}]




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