passably

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adverb

In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.

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Meanings

adverbpassably (comparative more passably, superlative most passably)

comparative more passably · superlative most passably

  1. In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.

    The night air was passably cool and he strolled through the town at a measured pace, killing time till bedtime.

    1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 14

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbto certain extent or degree

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reasonablymoderatelyprettyjollysomewhatfairlymiddling
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comme ci comme çafairlyindifferentjollymiddlingmoderatelyprettyquitereasonablysomewhatso-so

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From passable + -ly.

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APA

passably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passably

MLA

“passably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passably. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passably.

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