Definition of "tolerable" []

• Capable of being tolerated; endurable. (adjective)
• Fairly good; passable. See Synonyms at average. (adjective)

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• "Of course, Warren might regret actually finishing the drink, which he described as "tolerable, but not good.""
• "Read on, and thou wilt find thy spirit engaged: not by the deserts of what we call tolerable, but by the commands of a pen that is above it."
• "In the class of 1844 one student obtained his degree of A.B. whose grades in the Senior year were "very bad" in Latin, "tolerable" in Chemistry and in Constitutional Law."