tolerably

CEFRB2

/ˈtɑləɹəbli/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    To a fairly acceptable or reasonable degree.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    Reasonably; acceptably; somewhat.

Examples

  • Near the coast, onshore breezes keep even hot days tolerably cool.

  • My improvisations are tolerably good.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated.

More examples

In context

  • I don't like the music, but it's tolerably quiet.

  • At least, he may claim that we should bring to him a tolerably patient and receptive mind, not a repelling, refusive mind; in a word, that we should treat him with decency, if we profess to attend to him at all.

  • With a small knife or larding pin, cut holes in the beef, to receive the bacon thus prepared; place the lardings tolerably thick and even; rub the beef over with the remainder of the seasoning […]

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Origin

adverb

From tolerable + -ly.