passably

UK: /ˈpɑːsəblɪ/ US: (pas′ə blē, pä′sə-)

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pass•a•bly  (pas′ə blē, pä′sə-), adv. 

1. fairly;
   moderately:
   a passably good novel.

• passable + -ly 1600–10

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pass•a•ble /ˈpæsəbəl/   adj. 

1. that can be passed, gone or traveled through, or crossed:
   The road is barely passable.
2. barely acceptable;
   adequate:
   a passable knowledge of Albanian.

pass•a•bly, adv. See -pass-¹.

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pass•a•ble  (pas′ə bəl, pä′sə-), adj. 

1. capable of being passed through, beyond, or over;
   fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream.
2. adequate;
   acceptable:
   a passable knowledge of French.
3. capable of being circulated legally or having a valid currency, as a coin.
4. capable of being or liable to be ratified or enacted:
   passable legislation.

• Middle French; see pass, -able
• late Middle English 1375–1425

pass′a•ble•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 2. . presentable, respectable, allowable, tolerable, fair.