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Definition of Passably
1. Adverb. To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. "He is fairly clever with computers"
Antonyms: Immoderately, Unreasonably
Partainyms: Moderate, Reasonable
Definition of Passably
1. adv. Tolerably; moderately.
Definition of Passably
1. Adverb. In a passable fashion, moderately; adequately. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Passably
1. passable [adv] - See also: passable
Literary usage of Passably
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Richard to Minna Wagner: Letters to His First Wife by Richard Wagner (1909)
"Now, after passably sleeping it off last night (—it was half past one before I
got to bed at Leipzig, and I had to be up again at 5—), I intend, ..."
2. A New General Biographical Dictionary by Hugh James Rose (1857)
"... soon overcame the difficulties of their position, and rendered them passably
competent for the task. any remarkable building the ..."
3. Personal Recollections of Werner Von Siemens by Werner von Siemens (1893)
"The first two days all went passably well, but then great lassitude and despondency
began to set in. Faithful old servants refused to perform small services ..."
4. The Blazing Star: With an Appendix Treating of the Jewish Kabbala. Also, a by William Batchelder Greene (1872)
"... the Commune made a passably good fight. We are especially proud of the heroic
women with whom ..."
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