Passable

Word PASSABLE
Character 8
Hyphenation pass a ble
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Passable"

What do we mean by passable?

Capable of being passed, traversed, or crossed; navigable. adjective

Acceptable for general circulation. adjective

Satisfactory but not outstanding; adequate. adjective

Capable of being enacted. adjective

Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like: as, the roads are not passable; the stream is passable in boats.

That may be passed from hand to hand as a thing of value; current; receivable: as, bills passable in lieu of coin.

Such as may be allowed to pass; allowable; admissible; tolerable; reaching or just rising above mediocrity.

Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like adjective

Capable of being freely circulated or disseminated; acceptable; generally receivable; current. adjective

Such as may be accepted or allowed to pass without serious objection; adequate; acceptable; tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre. adjective

That may be passed or traversed. adjective

Tolerable; satisfactory; adequate. adjective

Able to be passed or traversed or crossed adjective

About average; acceptable adjective

That may be passed or traversed.

Tolerable; adequate; no more than satisfactory.

Able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard one as belonging.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Passable

The word "passable" in example sentences

(END VIDEOTAPE) MOOS: Now, since everyone is always being asked to create new passwords, we thought we would come up with a list of what we called passable tips for creating new passwords. ❋ Unknown (2002)

No, it's located interally, as she just tries to crank out something passable from the larynx. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"No, thank you;" the senior lieutenant, in passable English, declined the invitation to enter. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I have yet to hear any acts of contrition from the media or people like Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, who i held in passable esteem for what they said and why they said it. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

But, amazingly, it was passable from the second to fifth floors. ❋ Unknown (2002)

We weren't sure what we were waiting for until a nice looking Mexican man returned and asked in passable English, "May I help you?" ❋ Unknown (1999)

If, however, you have the good fortune to be able to decline the suggestion in passable French, you will so warm the old gentleman's heart that he will take you into his house and he will give you a cigar from the secret box that he keeps for the Bishop and other distinguished visitors. ❋ Unknown (1940)

He then called for some clean straw, and began to stuff himself out again to what he called a passable size. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)

And while I favor the President's idea to have this be a thing born from the legislative branch, there have been too many signals from the White House recently that they are willing to label passable weak tea ❋ Unknown (2009)

I thought Michelle Ryan was passable, which is good considering I found her utterly unwatchable in The Bionic Woman. ❋ Lou Anders (2009)

The acting and dialogue are passable, which is almost too bad since the characters aren't engaging and the plot doesn't hold attention. ❋ Intertribal (2009)

They always tend to sit down across the table, realize that there are some global implications here and come up with something that is passable, which is not easy when you've got 20 heads of state sitting around the table. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have seen a few who might be called passable, but none at all to be compared to what one may meet among English servant-girls. ❋ Blaikie, William G. (1880)

She had had drill enough to make her elocution passable; her voice was clear and sweet; she had a natural knack, as we have seen, for speaking to the galleries. ❋ Unknown (1865)

We live to learn; and if we ever have what may be called a passable government again, in which we may say pretty much what we like, there is one thing I will not do, I will not undermine that government without seeing a very clear way to the government that is to follow it. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

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