tolerably

adv
/ˈtɑləɹəbli/US/ˈtɒləɹəbli/UK

Etymology

From tolerable + -ly.

  1. derived from tolerābilis
  2. derived from tolerable
  3. inherited from tolerable
  4. suffixed as tolerably — “tolerable + ly

Definitions

  1. In a tolerable manner

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

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

    Reasonably; acceptably; somewhat.

    • 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 […]
    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA