tolerable
adjective
tol·er·a·ble
ˈtä-lə-rə-bəl 
ˈtäl-rə-;
ˈtä-lər-bəl
1
: capable of being borne or endured
tolerable pain
2
: moderately good or agreeable : passable
a tolerable singing voice
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Examples of tolerable in a Sentence
The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot
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On good days, the discomfort from his untreated dental disease is tolerable.
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
Initial trial data indicate that the treatment is generally tolerable, Behrenbruch notes.
—Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
The United States is tolerable to most in Asia (except China and North Korea) because its presence in countries such as Japan and South Korea has won democratic consent.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Highs are in the much more tolerable mid- to upper 80s.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
Initial trial data indicate that the treatment is generally tolerable, Behrenbruch notes.
—Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
The United States is tolerable to most in Asia (except China and North Korea) because its presence in countries such as Japan and South Korea has won democratic consent.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Highs are in the much more tolerable mid- to upper 80s.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tolerable. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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