tolerable
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/ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/
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/ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ · /ˈtɒləɹəbl̩/
Definition of tolerable
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
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adj
- Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
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Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
“A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all.”
- Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
- In fair health; passably well.
adv
- (dialectal)tolerably; passably; moderately.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tolerable, borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerābilis.
Words you can make from tolerable
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9 words6-letter words
28 words- AEROBE 8 pts
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5-letter words
44 words- ABELE 7 pts
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78 words- ABET 6 pts
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3-letter words
40 words- ALB 5 pts
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