passablyadv.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːsəbli/,

/ˈpasəbli/, U.S.

/ˈpæsəbli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: passable adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < passable adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier passable adv.

To a degree that is (just) acceptable; tolerably, adequately, moderately.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adverb]

so-so1530

indifferently?c1550

meanly1550

colourlessly1572

indifferent1583

passable1591

passablya1610

nohow1779

so-soishly1842

so-and-so1844

monochromatically1890

serviceably1896

comme ci, comme ça1945

a1610 J. Healey in tr. Theophrastus Characters To Rdr. sig. I2^v, in tr. Epictetus Manuall (1636) The French is elegant enough, passably copious, happie in composition.

1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer i. i. 5 I love State Affairs mightily; and understand 'em, tho' I say it, passably well.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Indifferently Not well; tolerably; passably; middlingly.

1801 M. Edgeworth Good French Governess in Moral Tales V. 127 Miss Fanshaw had learned to speak French passably.

1874 Mrs. H. Wood Master of Greylands (new ed.) xxvii. 315 The night was passably bright.

1946 Liberty 25 May 75/1 The rest rooms and toilet facilities are super-clean, but don't expect too much. They're modern, but only passably sanitary.

2001 Times 31 Aug. 21/7 Spirent's financial position is passably strong.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	passably
释义	passablyadv. Brit. /ˈpɑːsəbli/, /ˈpasəbli/, U.S. /ˈpæsəbli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: passable adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < passable adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier passable adv. To a degree that is (just) acceptable; tolerably, adequately, moderately. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adverb] so-so1530 indifferently?c1550 meanly1550 colourlessly1572 indifferent1583 passable1591 passablya1610 nohow1779 so-soishly1842 so-and-so1844 monochromatically1890 serviceably1896 comme ci, comme ça1945 a1610 J. Healey in tr. Theophrastus Characters To Rdr. sig. I2^v, in tr. Epictetus Manuall (1636) The French is elegant enough, passably copious, happie in composition. 1693 T. Southerne Maids Last Prayer i. i. 5 I love State Affairs mightily; and understand 'em, tho' I say it, passably well. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Indifferently Not well; tolerably; passably; middlingly. 1801 M. Edgeworth Good French Governess in Moral Tales V. 127 Miss Fanshaw had learned to speak French passably. 1874 Mrs. H. Wood Master of Greylands (new ed.) xxvii. 315 The night was passably bright. 1946 Liberty 25 May 75/1 The rest rooms and toilet facilities are super-clean, but don't expect too much. They're modern, but only passably sanitary. 2001 Times 31 Aug. 21/7 Spirent's financial position is passably strong. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1610
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