What does tolerably mean?
Tolerably means In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated..
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/ˈtɑləɹəbli/ · adverb
In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated..
I don't like the music, but it's tolerably quiet.
With a small knife or larding pin, cut holes in the beef, to receive the bacon thus prepared; place the lardings tolerably thick and even; rub the beef over with the remainder of the seasoning […]
At least, he may claim that we should bring to him a tolerably patient and receptive mind, not a repelling, refusive mind; in a word, that we should treat him with decency, if we profess to attend to him at all.
Use tolerably when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tolerably means In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated..
Common synonyms include acceptably, so-so, well enough, to a tolerable degree.
Possible antonyms include intolerably, unacceptably.
I don't like the music, but it's tolerably quiet.
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