adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable
(adjective) about average; acceptable; “more than adequate as a secretary”
tolerable
(adjective) capable of being borne or endured; “the climate is at least tolerable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)
Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
In fair health; passably well.
• intolerable
tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)
(dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.
Source: Wiktionary
Tol"er*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tolérable. See Tolerate.]
1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. As may affect tionearth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. Milton.
2. Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation. Dryden.
– Tol"er*a*ble*ness, n.
– Tol"er*a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2024
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
