passable
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pass·a·ble
/ ˈpasəbəl/
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adj.
1.
just good enough to be acceptable; satisfactory:
he spoke passable English.
2.
(of a route or road) clear of obstacles and able to be traveled along or on:
the road was passable with care.
DERIVATIVES:
pass·a·bly
/ -əblē/ adv.
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Words for Windows 2003?(Education)
Magazine article from: Quadrant; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...of Latin and Greek grammar, could translate a prose passage into those languages with few errors, and could render into passable English extracts from the standard canon of authors and comment appropriately on historical or mythological allusions in the texts...
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tolerable
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
tolerable bearable, endurable XV; †allowable; passable, moderate XVI. — (O)F. tolérable — L. tolerābilis . f. tolerāre bear, endure; see -ABLE . So tolerance...
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pass
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
pass2 intr. (the most general vb. expressing onward motion); also trans. go by, through, or beyond. XIII. — (O)F. passer :- Rom. * passāre , f. L. passus step, PACE1 . Hence passable that may be passed; that passes muster. XV. — (O)F.
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Pygmalion
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
...published and performed in London, 1916. It describes the transformation of a Cockney flower-seller, Eliza Doolittle, into a passable imitation of a duchess by the phonetician Professor Henry Higgins (modelled in part on H. Sweet ), who undertakes this task...
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navigable
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...a waterway or sea) able to be sailed on by ships or boats. ∎ (of a track or road) suitable for transportation; passable: those minor roads would be navigable in emergencies. ∎ (esp. of a Web site) easy to get around in; maneuverable...
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Zebulun
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
...x2013;20); he gave his name to the tribe who were established near the Phoenicians along the coast (Gen. 49: 13) and in central Galilee (Josh. 19: 10–16), a region served by passable roads. Nazareth was in this area (Matt. 4: 15).
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