passable
adjective
pass·able
ˈpa-sə-bəl 
1
a
: capable of being passed, crossed, or traveled on
passable roads
b
: capable of being freely circulated
2
: good enough : adequate
Examples of passable in a Sentence
The main road is passable but most others are still covered with snow.
The river is passable during the summer months.
He did a passable job with the assignment.
She plays passable golf but prefers tennis.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Intent on taking everyone down who gets in his way, Kris gets into numerous fights – all highlights in a passable, forgettable genre picture that perks to life whenever El Corvo and Kris go mano-a-mano.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
Luckily, a new solution is likely to appear in the way of using artificial intelligence as a passable substitute for arbitrators in these smaller cases.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
His passable ensemble wisely included a pedal-steel guitarist and violinist, yet the mix muddled their contributions on an abundance of mid- and high-tempo material.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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“Passable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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passable
adjective
pass·able
ˈpas-ə-bəl
1
: capable of being passed, crossed, or traveled on
passable roads
2
: barely good enough : tolerable
a passable imitation
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