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The definition of tolerable is able to deal with or endure.

(adjective)

A day that is hot enough to be uncomfortable but not so hot you can't go outside is an example of when the weather might be described as tolerable.
If your dinner is just OK, not very good or very bad, this is an example of when it might be described as tolerable.

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See tolerable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

that can be tolerated; endurable
fairly good; passable
Informal in reasonably good health

Origin: ME tollerabill < MFr tolérable < L tolerabilis

Related Forms:

tolerability noun
tolerably adverb

See tolerable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Capable of being tolerated; endurable.
Fairly good; passable. See Synonyms at average.

Related Forms:

tolˌer·a·bilˈi·ty, tolˈer·a·ble·ness noun

tolˈer·a·bly adverb

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