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Definition of tolerable adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    tolerable

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˈtɑlərəbl//
     
    (formal)
     
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  1. 1fairly good, but not of the best quality synonym reasonable a tolerable degree of success
  2. 2that you can accept or bear, although unpleasant or painful synonym bearable At times, the heat was barely tolerable. The doctors manage to keep the pain at a tolerable level. opposite intolerable
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NAmE//ˈtɑlərəbli//
 
adverb He plays the piano tolerably (well). The operation is tolerably safe today.See tolerable in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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