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passable

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pass‧a‧ble /ˈpɑːsəbəl $ ˈpæ-/ adjective1 formal fairly good, but not excellent:The food was excellent and the wine was passable.He can do a passable imitation of the maths teacher.2a road or river that is passable is not blocked, so you can travel along it or across it OPP impassableTHESAURUSsatisfactory good enough – often used when something reaches a fairly good standard, but is not of a high standard: Her grades are satisfactory. | For a beginner, this camera produces satisfactory results.all right/OK spoken not bad, but not very good: The meal was all right, but rather expensive. | ‘How was the film?’ ‘It was OK.’reasonable fairly good: a reasonable standard of living | The quality of the food was reasonable.acceptable if something is acceptable to you, you think it is good enough and you are willing to take it: an acceptable offer | an acceptable level of risk | They can't find a solution that is acceptable to both sides.adequate enough in quantity, or of a good enough standard. Adequate sounds rather formal and is used especially in official contexts: an adequate supply of drinking water | adequate standards of hygienedecent especially spoken good enough in quality – used especially when something is as good as most other things: I want my kids to get a decent education. | Where can I get a decent cup of coffee? | The food’s decent and the service is good.passable satisfactory, but not of the best quality – used especially about food and drink, or someone’s skill at doing something. Passable sounds rather formal: a passable French wine | His Japanese was passable. | a passable imitation of Barack Obamabe up to scratch informal to be of a good enough standard: His work wasn’t up to scratch. | None of the hotels they suggested were up to scratch.will do informal to be good enough for a particular purpose: Any kind of paper will do. | ‘How about Ken?’ ‘I suppose he’ll do.’

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