Meanings
comparative more acceptably · superlative most acceptably · alternative obsolete acceptibly
- In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
- To an acceptable degree.
Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby.
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Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishacceptably
- Englishacceptably
From Middle English acceptably, equivalent to acceptable + -ly.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan acceptablement
- acceptablementin an acceptable manner
Finnish hyväksyttävästi, hyväksyttävän
- hyväksyttävästiin an acceptable manner
- hyväksyttävänto an acceptable degree
Polish akceptowalnie
- akceptowalniein an acceptable manner
Portuguese aceitavelmente, aceitavelmente
- aceitavelmentein an acceptable manner
- aceitavelmenteto an acceptable degree
Spanish aceptablemente
- aceptablementein an acceptable manner
Swedish acceptabelt
- acceptabeltin an acceptable manner
Cite this entry
acceptably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceptably
“acceptably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceptably. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acceptably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceptably.
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