tolerable

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/
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/ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ · /ˈtɒləɹəbl̩/

Definition of tolerable

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
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adj

  1. Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
  2. 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.”
  3. Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
  4. In fair health; passably well.

adv

  1. (dialectal)tolerably; passably; moderately.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tolerable, borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerābilis.

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