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tolerable

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tol⋅er⋅a⋅ble

  [tol-er-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
2. fairly good; not bad.
3. Informal. in fair health.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L tolerābilis, equiv. to tolerā(re) to endure + -bilis -ble

Related forms:
tol⋅er⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, tol⋅er⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
tol⋅er⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. bearable, supportable. 2. passable, middling, indifferent, so-so.
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tol·er·a·ble   (tŏl'ər-ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Capable of being tolerated; endurable.

  2. Fairly good; passable. See Synonyms at average.

tol'er·a·bil'i·ty, tol'er·a·ble·ness n., tol'er·a·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

tolerable 
1422, "bearable," from M.Fr. tolerable (14c.), from L. tolerabilis "that may be endured," from tolerare "to tolerate" (see toleration). Meaning "moderate, middling, not bad" is recorded from 1548.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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