passably

[ pas-uh-blee, pah-suh- ]

/ ˈpæs ə bli, ˈpɑ sə- /

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adverb

fairly; moderately: a passably good novel.

Origin of passably

First recorded in 1600–10; passable + -ly

Words nearby passably

pasqueflower, pasquil, pasquinade, pass, passable, passably, passacaglia, passade, passado, passage, passage grave

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Example sentences from the Web for passably

You're more than passably good-looking, and you're surprisingly clever.
The Transgression of Andrew Vane|Guy Wetmore Carryl
John, having taken his measure, found it easy to study him philosophically and even to be passably amused by him.
Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Hence he gave up attempting that which he could do only passably, and kept to what he could do supremely well.
Pictures Every Child Should Know|Dolores Bacon
He could judge motives more than passably well, and play upon weaknesses.
Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete|Winston Churchill

He had a gift for music and could play any instrument at least passably after a surprisingly short acquaintance.
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for passably

passably

/ (ˈpɑːsəblɪ) /

adverb

fairly; somewhat

acceptably; well enoughshe sings passably

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单词	passably
释义	passably [ pas-uh-blee, pah-suh- ] / ˈpæs ə bli, ˈpɑ sə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR passably ON THESAURUS.COM adverb fairly; moderately: a passably good novel. Origin of passably First recorded in 1600–10; passable + -ly Words nearby passably pasqueflower, pasquil, pasquinade, pass, passable, passably, passacaglia, passade, passado, passage, passage grave Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for passably You're more than passably good-looking, and you're surprisingly clever. The Transgression of Andrew Vane\|Guy Wetmore Carryl John, having taken his measure, found it easy to study him philosophically and even to be passably amused by him. Fort Amity\|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch Hence he gave up attempting that which he could do only passably, and kept to what he could do supremely well. Pictures Every Child Should Know\|Dolores Bacon He could judge motives more than passably well, and play upon weaknesses. Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete\|Winston Churchill He had a gift for music and could play any instrument at least passably after a surprisingly short acquaintance. Quarter-Back Bates\|Ralph Henry Barbour British Dictionary definitions for passably passably / (ˈpɑːsəblɪ) / adverb fairly; somewhat acceptably; well enoughshe sings passably Collins 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 passably fairly, rather, reasonably, quite, somewhat, slightly, a little, pretty, kind of, comparatively, relatively, a bit, okay, moderately, adequately, enough, gently, more or less, so-so, some
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passably

adverb

Origin of passably

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Example sentences from the Web for passably

British Dictionary definitions for passably

adverb

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