bearable

[bair-uh-buhl] Example Sentences Origin

bear·a·ble

[bair-uh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being endured or tolerated; endurable.

Origin:
1540–50; bear1 + -able

bear·a·ble·ness, noun
bear·a·bly, adverb
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Bearable is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example Sentences
  • It was bearable while households appeared to be getting richer, thanks to inflating house and share prices.
  • And though the rows were fierce, they were far more bearable than being out of the spotlight and unseen by others.
  • Not remotely as profitable for the climate-industrial complex, but bearable for us those of us who don't stand to profit.
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bearable (ˈbɛərəbəl)
 
adj
endurable; tolerable
 
'bearably
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

bearable
"endurable," mid-16c., from bear (v.) + -able.
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