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 (ˈbɛərəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
endurable; tolerable
 
'bearably
 
adv

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Bearable is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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bearable
"endurable," mid-16c., from bear (v.) + -able.
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Example sentences
And though the rows were fierce, they were far more bearable than being out of
  the spotlight and unseen by others.
It's not fun at the best of times, but especially not when you have no money to
  make the stranding more bearable.
Taking an active investigative stance to my own symptoms has made them sort of
  more bearable.
It was bearable while households appeared to be getting richer, thanks to
  inflating house and share prices.
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