passably

pass·a·ble (p

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adj.

1. That can be passed, traversed, or crossed; navigable: a passable road.

2. Acceptable for general circulation: passable currency.

3. Satisfactory but not outstanding; adequate: The actors gave passable performances but the singers seemed unrehearsed.

4. That can be legislated: a passable bill.

passa·ble·ness n.

passa·bly adv.

passably [ˈpɑːsəblɪ]

adv

1. fairly; somewhat

2. acceptably; well enough she sings passably

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Adv.

passably - to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"

fairly, jolly, middling, moderately, pretty, reasonably, somewhat

passably

adverb fairly, rather, relatively, somewhat, moderately, pretty, adequately, tolerably, acceptably She's always done passably well in school.

Translations

passably [ˈpɑːsəblɪ] ADV → pasablemente
he spoke passably good French → hablaba francés bastante bien
she's doing passably well at school → los estudios le van bastante bien

passably

adv (+adj) → einigermaßen, leidlich; (+vb) → ganz passabel; she sings passably well → sie singt ganz passabel

passably [ˈpɑːsəblɪ] adv (tolerably) → discretamente, passabilmente

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all right
enough
fairly
fine
immoderately
jolly
middling
moderately
nicely
pretty
reasonably
severe
severely
severeness
so-so
somewhat
unreasonably

At one time I was climbing up the quarterdeck when the vessel's stem was in the sky; I was smoking a cigar and feeling passably comfortable.

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

Blanche was passably attractive and passably intelligent, and no more.

Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context

"Then he is much changed," said D'Artagnan; "you and I have known him passably profane.

Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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