tolerably
adv/ˈtɑləɹəbli/US/ˈtɒləɹəbli/UK
Etymology
From tolerable + -ly.
- derived from tolerābilis
- derived from tolerable
- inherited from tolerable
Definitions
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.
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