passable
11passable — [[t]pɑ͟ːsəb(ə)l, pæ̱s [/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If something is a passable effort or of passable quality, it is satisfactory or quite good. Stan puffed out his thin cheeks in a passable imitation of his dad... Ms Campbell speaks passable… …
12PASSABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui peut être admis, comme n étant pas mauvais dans son espèce. Ce vin n est pas excellent, mais il est passable. Cette femme n est pas si laide que vous disiez, elle est passable. Cet acteur est passable. Ces vers sont… …
13PASSABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui peut passer, qui peut être admis, comme n’étant pas mauvais dans son genre. Ce vin n’est pas excellent, mais il est passable. Ces vers ne sont que passables. La composition de ce candidat, de cet élève a été jugée… …
14passable — pass|a|ble [ˈpa:səbəl US ˈpæ ] adj 1.) formal fairly good, but not excellent ▪ The food was excellent and the wine was passable. ▪ He can do a passable imitation of the maths teacher. 2.) a road or river that is passable is not blocked, so you… …
15passable — adjective 1 just good enough to be acceptable, but not very good: a passable piece of work 2 a road or river that is passable is not blocked, so you can travel along or across it: The mountain path is not passable in winter. passably adverb:… …
16passable — passableness, n. /pas euh beuhl, pah seuh /, adj. 1. capable of being passed through, beyond, or over; fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream. 2. adequate; acceptable: a passable knowledge of French. 3.… …
17passable — pass|a|ble [ pæ:səbl ] adjective 1. ) satisfactory but not of high quality: The food was passable but the service was terrible. 2. ) if a road or a river is passable, it is not blocked and can be traveled on ╾ pass|a|bly adverb …
18passable — , passible The first means capable of being passed ( The road was passable ) or barely satisfactory ( The food was passable ); the second means capable of feeling or suffering …
19passable — adjective 1) the beer was passable Syn: adequate, all right, fairly good, acceptable, satisfactory, moderately good, not (too) bad, average, tolerable, fair; mediocre, middling, ordinary, indifferent, unremarkable, unexceptional; informal OK …
20passable — UK [ˈpɑːsəb(ə)l] / US [ˈpæːsəb(ə)l] adjective 1) satisfactory but not of high quality The food was passable but the service was terrible. 2) if a road or a river is passable, it is not blocked and can be travelled on Derived word: passably adverb …
