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[ pas-uh-buhl, pah-suh- ] / ˈpæs ə bəl, ˈpɑ sə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR passable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecapable of being passed through, beyond, or over; fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream. adequate; acceptable: a passable knowledge of French. capable of being circulated legally or having a valid currency, as a coin. capable of being or liable to be ratified or enacted: passable legislation. Origin of passable1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French; see pass, -able SYNONYMS FOR passable2 presentable, respectable, allowable, tolerable, fair. SEE SYNONYMS FOR passable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM passablepass·a·ble·ness, nounun·pass·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH passablepassable , passibleWords nearby passablePasquale, pasqueflower, pasquil, pasquinade, pass, passable, passably, passacaglia, passade, passado, passage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for passableA serious presidential campaign should have at least a passable answer to an obvious, expected, and potentially disabling attack. Mitt Romney Lost the Summer: Tax Returns, Overseas Gaffes, & More|Robert Shrum|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST What passable comedy has existed in these bleak times has largely sprung from the camp of writer/director/producer Judd Apatow. ‘Ted’ Is Funny: So What Killed the Movie Comedy?|Richard Rushfield|July 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST You might expect charming or at least passable small talk to be a gateway skill for a politician. The Awkwardness Olympics|Jill Lawrence|August 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST Her instructions were clear and I eventually produced a passable batch of puff. The Art of Making Puff Pastry|Kate Weiner|February 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And on any other network, The Biggest Loser's ratings would merely be passable. NBC, You've Blown It Again!|Jace Lacob|October 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST It is passable, for those who can climb a little, and whose clothes do not mind nail-rip or paint-stain. It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan A gravel surfacing on this section makes it passable the whole year round. Third Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission|S. Benson, W. L. Thompson, R. A. Booth, Herbert Nunn The 3rd Brigade with camels would follow if the road was passable. The Story of the Malakand Field Force|Sir Winston S. Churchill He says she looks like a heathen Chinee but otherwise is passable. Turn About Eleanor|Ethel M. Kelley The wine was not first-rate, but passable; no sweets: of course one must expect to be deprived of something. Legends of the Bastille|Frantz Funck-Brentano
British Dictionary definitions for passable
adjectiveadequate, fair, or acceptablea passable speech (of an obstacle) capable of being passed or crossed (of currency) valid for general circulation (of a proposed law) able to be ratified or enacted Derived forms of passablepassableness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to passablepresentable, tolerable, so-so, respectable, adequate, mediocre, navigable, reachable, graded, all right, allowable, average, common, fair, middling, moderate, ordinary, unexceptional, fair enough, not too bad |