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单词 passably
释义

passable

adjective

pass·​able ˈpa-sə-bəl How to pronounce passable (audio)
1
a
: capable of being passed, crossed, or traveled on
passable roads
b
: capable of being freely circulated
2
: good enough : adequate
passably
ˈpa-sə-blē How to pronounce passable (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • navigable
  • negotiable
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Example Sentences

The main road is passable but most others are still covered with snow. The river is passable during the summer months. He did a passable job with the assignment. She plays passable golf but prefers tennis.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

passable

adjective

pass·​able ˈpa-sə-bəl How to pronounce passable (audio)
1
: fit to be traveled on
passable roads
2
: barely good enough
Meg's hair had been passable as long as she wore it tidily in braids. Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time

passably

adverb

as in good
in a satisfactory way looking for a business partner who is experienced as well as passably responsible

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • good
  • fine
  • nicely
  • alright
  • well
  • acceptably
  • decently
  • respectably
  • tolerably
  • okay
  • serviceably
  • sufficiently
  • adequately
  • satisfactorily
  • creditably
  • correctly
  • middlingly
  • OK
  • so-so
  • suitably
  • happily
  • all right
  • appropriately
  • efficiently
  • seemly
  • fittingly
  • gratifyingly
  • satisfyingly
  • felicitously
  • decorously
  • aptly
  • effectively
  • meetly
  • rightly
  • neatly
  • congruously
  • tidily
  • effectually

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • poorly
  • insufficiently
  • inadequately
  • badly
  • intolerably
  • unsatisfactorily
  • bad
  • ill
  • unbearably
  • unacceptably
  • awfully
  • terribly
  • deficiently
  • horribly
  • miserably
  • incorrectly
  • deplorably
  • dreadfully
  • inappropriately
  • disastrously
  • indecently
  • unsuitably
  • horridly
  • horrendously
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