tolerable
tol·er·a·ble
adj\ˈtä-lə-rə-bəl, ˈtäl-rə-; ˈtä-lər-bəl\
Definition of TOLERABLE
1
: capable of being borne or endured <tolerable pain>
2
: moderately good or agreeable : passable <a tolerable singing voice>
— tol·er·a·bil·i·ty \ˌtä-lə-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌtäl-rə-\ noun
— tol·er·a·bly \ˈtä-lə-rə-blē, ˈtäl-rə-; ˈtä-lər-blē\ adverb
Examples of TOLERABLE
- The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
- <stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot>
First Known Use of TOLERABLE
15th century
Related to TOLERABLE
Related Words: livable (also liveable), survivable; acceptable, adequate, admissible, allowable, permissible, reasonable, satisfactory
Near Antonyms: agonizing, appalling, awful, bad, cruel, dire, dreadful, excruciating, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome (also grewsome), harrowing, harsh, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nasty, nightmarish, painful, rotten, shocking, terrible, tormenting, torturous, unfortunate, vicious, vile, wretched; unacceptable; acute, extreme, intense, piercing; abhorrent, deplorable, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening; abominable, evil, foul, heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable
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