- (a.) Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation.
- (a.) Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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