Definition of "tolerably" []

• In a tolerable manner; of something that can be tolerated. (adverb)

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• "He spoke in tolerably good English – different from our coarse, broad,"
• "They should be grown in tolerably rich soil, but which has been enriched with decayed leaves rather than animal manure; as, when they are manured with dung, they are very apt to produce what are called water shoots or gourmands, that is, strong vigorous shoots without any blossom buds."
• "By degrees hay should be mingled with their food, and the quantity of this should be gradually increased while that of the grass is diminished; some carrots cut in tolerably thick slices and a few grains being given occasionally, till the cows have become accustomed to their dry food."