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adverb
fairly; moderately:
a passably good novel.
Origin:
1600–10;
passable
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-ly
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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passably
(ˈpɑːsəblɪ)
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adv
1.
fairly; somewhat
2.
acceptably; well enough:
she sings passably
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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