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ac⋅cept⋅a⋅ble

[ak-sep-tuh-buhl]
–adjective
1. capable or worthy of being accepted.
2. pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome.
3. meeting only minimum requirements; barely adequate: an acceptable performance.
4. capable of being endured; tolerable; bearable: acceptable levels of radiation.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL acceptābilis. See accept, -able


ac⋅cept⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ac⋅cept⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ac⋅cept⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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ac·cept·a·ble   (āk-sěp'tə-bəl)   
adj.  
  1. Worthy of being accepted.

  2. Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory.

ac·cept'a·bil'i·ty, ac·cept'a·ble·ness n., ac·cept'a·bly adv.
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