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| 1. | [ adjective ] able to be passed or traversed or crossed | |
| Examples: | "the road is passable" |
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| Related terms: | impassable negotiable traversable surmountable navigable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] about average; acceptable | |
| Synonyms: | adequate fair_to_middling | |
| Examples: | "more than adequate as a secretary" |
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| Related terms: | satisfactory | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] neither good nor bad | |
| Synonyms: | so-so tolerable indifferent | |
| Examples: | "an indifferent performance" "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor" "her work at the office is passable" "a so-so golfer" "feeling only so-so" "prepared a tolerable dinner" "a tolerable working knowledge of French" |
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| Related terms: | ordinary | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] neither good nor bad | |
| Synonyms: | so-so tolerable indifferent | |
| Examples: | "an indifferent performance" "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor" "her work at the office is passable" "a so-so golfer" "feeling only so-so" "prepared a tolerable dinner" "a tolerable working knowledge of French" |
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| Related terms: | ordinary | |
| Similar spelling: |
passably paspalum |
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