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Synonyms for passably


Grammar : Adv
Spell : pas-uh-blee, pah-suh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæs ə bli, ˈpɑ sə-

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Définition of passably

  • As in moderately : adv to a degree, to some extent
  • As in rather : adv moderately
  • As in enough : adv adequately
  • As in all right : adv satisfactorily
  • As in fairly : adv somewhat
Example sentences :
  • She was able to do the work of this grade, not well, but passably.
  • Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman
  • With all these, he found Tyrrel more than passably acquainted.
  • Extract from : « St. Ronan's Well » by Sir Walter Scott
  • He was young and, under other conditions, passably good looking.
  • Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace
  • And at that thought all that was passably decent in the man came to the surface.
  • Extract from : « Mammon and Co. » by E. F. Benson
  • The flail is a passably good flail, and will not wear out yet.
  • Extract from : « The Mercenary » by W. J. Eccott
  • Edward Byrom was tall, well-made, and passably good-looking.
  • Extract from : « The Manchester Rebels of the Fatal '45 » by William Harrison Ainsworth
  • He attended strictly to his duties, and accomplished all of them passably.
  • Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood
  • You're more than passably good-looking, and you're surprisingly clever.
  • Extract from : « The Transgression of Andrew Vane » by Guy Wetmore Carryl
  • I think I'll try to be at least passably good and obedient in the schoolroom.
  • Extract from : « Elsie's Vacation and After Events » by Martha Finley
  • But, bad for idle schoolboys, it did so happen that they were passably good for him.
  • Extract from : « Jude the Obscure » by Thomas Hardy

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