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pass·a·ble
(păs′ə-bəl)adj.
1. Capable of being 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. Capable of being enacted: a passable bill.
pass′a·bly adv.
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passably
(ˈpɑːsəblɪ)adv
1. fairly; somewhat
2. acceptably; well enough: she sings passably.
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Adv. | 1. | 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" |
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passably
adverb fairly, rather, relatively, somewhat, moderately, pretty, adequately, tolerably, acceptably She's always done passably well in school.
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[ˈpɑːsəblɪ] ADV → pasablementehe spoke passably good French → hablaba francés bastante bien
she's doing passably well at school → los estudios le van bastante bien
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