ə adjective
1.
capable of being passed through, beyond, or over; fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream.
2.
adequate; acceptable: a passable knowledge of French.
3.
capable of being circulated legally or having a valid currency, as a coin.
4.
capable of being or liable to be ratified or enacted: passable legislation.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | adequate, fair, or acceptable: a passable speech |
| 2. | (of an obstacle) capable of being passed or crossed |
| 3. | (of currency) valid for general circulation |
| 4. | (of a proposed law) able to be ratified or enacted |
| 'passableness | |
| —n | |
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passable
1413, "that may be crossed," from pass (v.) + -able. Sense of "tolerable," is first attested 1489.
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