tolerable
adverb
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L201395 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- able to be tolerated
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ / /ˈtɒləɹəbl̩/
adj
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English tolerable, borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerābilis.
- Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
- 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
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English tolerable, borrowed from Middle French tolerable, from Latin tolerābilis.
- tolerably; passably; moderately.