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passably

[ pas-uh-blee, pah-suh- ]

adverb

  1. fairly; moderately:

    a passably good novel.



passably

/ ˈ±èɑ˲õÉ™²ú±ôɪ /

adverb

  1. fairly; somewhat
  2. acceptably; well enough

    she sings passably

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Origin of passably1

First recorded in 1600–10; passable + -ly
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That, and mimicry: exceptional on Anderson’s part, less on that of Sewell, who has a raspier voice and a more passably serious manner than the prince displayed on TV.

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He steals a bag of money from a couple of corrupt cops and is pursued by a robot police dog in a chase scene that’s brisk, legible and passably tense.

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You don’t even need to take lessons to play it passably.

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Rachvelishvili thought the first performance went passably, but the company’s administration disagreed.

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For about three quarters of the year, I make do with merely passably flavorful frozen berries that I deploy to chuck into smoothies and brighten up my oatmeal.

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