tol·er·able /ˈtɑ:lərəbəl/ adjective
[more tolerable; most tolerable] 1 : unpleasant but able to be accepted or tolerated
▪ The heat was tolerable for only a short time. ▪ a tolerable [=bearable] level of pain ▪ This kind of behavior is not tolerable. [=acceptable] — opposite intolerable 2 : good enough to be accepted but not very good
▪ a tolerable effort
▪ The heat was tolerable for only a short time. ▪ a tolerable [=bearable] level of pain ▪ This kind of behavior is not tolerable. [=acceptable] — opposite intolerable
▪ a tolerable effort
— tol·er·ably /ˈtɑ:lərəbli/ adverb
▪ He did tolerably well.
▪ He did tolerably well.
