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passably::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fairly, jolly, middling, moderately, pretty, reasonably, somewhat |
Examples of passably
passably
As the evening came to an end, Ellie and I headed home and I was passably sober.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
Owen Wilson is reliable at the box office, funny, engaging and passably romantic.
From the guardian.co.uk
The launch itself seems to have gone passably well, though not as well as the Wii.
From the techcrunch.com
The young Quince is reasonably intelligent, fairly likable, passably honest.
From the time.com
And yet, when it's not actively straining to be adorable, Restless is passably cute.
From the metro.co.uk
Thanks to some one-on-one guidance, I was able to perform most of the moves passably.
From the ocregister.com
Neither Afghanistan not Pakistan can be passably stable while Pakistan is so divided.
From the economist.com
One of them is to have their hugely rewarded staff behave in a passably civilised manner.
From the independent.co.uk
She is attractive, sincere, gracious, charming, compassionate and passably intelligent.
From the newsobserver.com
- Reasonably: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
- (passable) able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable"
- (passable) adequate: about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary"
- In a passable fashion, moderately; adequately
