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passably

[pas-uh-blee, pah-suh-]

pass·a·bly

[pas-uh-blee, pah-suh-]
adverb
fairly; moderately: a passably good novel.

Origin:
1600–10; passable + -ly
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Passably is always a great word to know.
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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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passably (ˈpɑːsəblɪ)
 
adv
1.  fairly; somewhat
2.  acceptably; well enough: she sings passably

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