Meanings
comparative more tolerably · superlative most tolerably
- In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated.
I don't like the music, but it's tolerably quiet.
- datedReasonably; acceptably; somewhat.
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 […]
1819, The Ladies' Literary Cabinet1 more example
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.
1883, The Book-lover's Enchiridion, page 415
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian поносимо, приемливо
- поносимо (ponosimo)in a tolerable manner
- приемливо (priemlivo)in a tolerable manner
Esperanto tolereble
- tolereblein a tolerable manner
Finnish siedettävästi
- siedettävästiin a tolerable manner
French tolérablement
- tolérablementin a tolerable manner
Portuguese toleravelmente
- toleravelmentein a tolerable manner
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