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Webster 1828 Edition
Tolerably
TOL'ERABLY
,adv.
1.
Moderately well; passably; not perfectly; as a constitution tolerably firm. The advocate speaks tolerably well.Definition 2024
tolerably
tolerably
English
Adverb
tolerably (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.
- (dated) Reasonably; acceptably; somewhat.
- 1819, The Ladies' Literary Cabinet
- 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 Cabinet
Translations
in a tolerable manner
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