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Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace.
Anthony Burgess

Meaning of "passably" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PASSABLY

passably  [ˈpɑːsəblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASSABLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Passably is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PASSABLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of passably in the English dictionary

The definition of passably in the dictionary is fairly; somewhat. Other definition of passably is acceptably; well enough.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PASSABLY


comprehensibly
kɒmprɪˈhensəblɪ
conversably
kənˈvɜːsəblɪ
flexibly
ˈflɛksəblɪ
forcibly
ˈfɔːsəblɪ
impassably
ɪmˈpɑːsəblɪ
impossibly
ɪmˈpɒsəblɪ
incomprehensibly
ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəblɪ
indefensibly
ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəblɪ
indispensably
ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəblɪ
ineffaceably
ˌɪnɪˌfeɪsəblɪ
inexpressibly
ˌɪnɪksˈprɛsəblɪ
inflexibly
ɪnˈfleksəblɪ
irremissibly
ˌɪrɪˈmɪsəblɪ
irreprehensibly
ɪˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəblɪ
irrepressibly
ˌɪrɪˈpresəblɪ
noticeably
ˈnəʊtɪsəblɪ
peaceably
ˈpiːsəblɪ
responsibly
rɪˈspɒnsəblɪ
unnoticeably
ʌnˈnəʊtɪsəblɪ
unsurpassably
ˌʌnsɜːˈpɑːsəblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASSABLY

pass water
pass-the-parcel
pass-through
pass.
passable
passableness
passacaglia
passade
passado
passage
passage hawk
passage work
passager hawk
passageway
passalong
Passamaquoddy Bay
passament
passamezzo
passant
passata

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASSABLY

accusably
advisably
cognisably
dispensably
excusably
inadvisably
inerasably
inexcusably
irrecusably
kissably
opposably
probably
realisably
supposably
unaccusably
unadvisably
unappeasably
unrecognisably
unusably
usably

Synonyms and antonyms of passably in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PASSABLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «passably» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of passably

Translation of «passably» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASSABLY

Find out the translation of passably to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of passably from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «passably» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尚可
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasablemente
570 millions of speakers

English

passably
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

passably
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تطبيقه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сносно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passably
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

passably
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Praticable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan selamat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leidlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まずまず
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

만큼은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Passably
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Khá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒழுங்காக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Passably
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

passably
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tako
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стерпно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

passably
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποφερτώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

begaan baar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

passably
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

passably
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of passably

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSABLY»

The term «passably» is regularly used and occupies the 77.763 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSABLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about passably

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «PASSABLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word passably.
1
Anthony Burgess
Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace.
2
Chris Hayes
Reading off a Teleprompter is an easy skill to do passably well and a difficult skill to do very well. I still have room for improvement there. I still talk too fast and I'm trying to slow myself down.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASSABLY»

Discover the use of passably in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to passably and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Votes & Proceedings
Present at examination :—"Boys, 10 ; girls, 7; total, 17. 1. The material condition and organization of the school are tolerable. The moral tone of the school is fair. 3. The instruction is suitable and fairly regulated, passably intelligent, earnest, ...
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1878
2
Report of the Council of Education Upon the Condition of the ...
Present at examination :—--Boys, 10; girls, 7 ; total, 17. 1. The material condition and organization of the school are tolerable. The moral tone of the school is fair. 3. The instruction is suitable and fairly regulated, passably intelligent, earnest, ...
New South Wales. Council of Education, 1878
3
Journal
The instruction is suitable and fairly regulated, passably intelligent, earnest, and effective. 4. The average proficiency and general character of the school are tolerable. Wyong Cbbbk :— General inspection, 14th March. Present at examinatien ...
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1878
4
Report of the Council of Education for ...
The instruction is suitable and fairly regulated, passably intelligent, earnest, and effective. 4. The average proficiency and general character of the school are tolerable. Wyong Ceeek : — General inspection, 14th March. Present at examination ...
New South Wales. Council of Education, 1878
5
A Short History of a Small Place
and of course, she said, if you start out with a man who is passably handsome already, who in fact tends much more towards the handsome than the passably, then a bit of the bronze, la Dupont she called it, could make him into a regular Dick ...
T. R. Pearson, 2003
6
Annual Report of the Board of Health of the City of Boston
Number found quite dark Number found wet or damp Number found clean ' Yards . Number of yards found passably clean Number of yards found' passably dry . . The others were either wet or unclean, or both. SECTION 7. Whole number of ...
‎1878
7
Boston's Health
Number of yards found passably clean . Number of yards found passably dry . . The others were either wet or unclean, or both. SECTION 7. Whole number of houses in the block Whole number of houses examined Drains. Number of houses ...
Boston (Mass.). Board of Health (1872-1914), 1875
8
Annual Report
Number found quite dark Number found wet or damp Number found clean 4 23 34 Yards. Number of yards found passably clean ... 29 Number of yards found passably dry ... 30 The others were either wet or unclean, or both. Section 7.
‎1878
9
The Independent
Evening was passing past fast, Girlie was passably sweet. Seats they had, passably passable, "Passing Show," passably neat. Usher said, passing past fast , (Chap passed out fast in dismay.) "You gotta pass passably past me, Those passes ...
‎1913
10
Report of the Minister ... Upon the Condition of Public Schools
The subjects are fairly suitable and passably arranged ; the instruction is mechanical, but moderately earnest and effective. 4. The average proficiency is nearly moderate. Eeina:— Visited, 15th December. Present at examination : — Boys, ...
New South Wales. Public Instruction Dept, 1875

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASSABLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term passably is used in the context of the following news items.
1
One Direction totes awesome!
More than a few of their songs rock passably. OK, they aren't perfect -- they showed a commercial for their new fragrance before their show. «Winnipeg Sun, Jul 15»
2
A disciple of Gandhi but a fan of fighting flicks
Perhaps they see in boxing films a chance to inhabit a gritty, real world. To play a boxer they must passably become a boxer. They must wear ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
For want of a chappal…
I finally settle for something passably comfortable and leave the shop wondering how people like Imelda Marcos and the singer Mariah Carey ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Why Are Progressive Christians AND Right Wing American …
Islam's problem is that they haven't been enlightened by secular rationalism that in turn modified Western Christianity into something passably ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
5
The Greatest Movie Performance by an Active Professional …
... monologue of Kanye West's “Gold Digger”—it becomes clear that James has delivered something more than just a passably good cameo. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
6
New Zealander Wins French Scrabble Title, But Doesn't Speak French
We've actually had two Thai world champions, and they speak passably. They can ask where the bathroom is, but they can't do much more ... «New Hampshire Public Radio, Jul 15»
7
Buddy Buie, Producer and Hit-Making Songwriter, Dies at 74
Though he played guitar reasonably well and could sing passably enough to appear on a recording now and then, he was not inclined to ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
Edge of Autonomy Podcast: Talkin' AAC Football
Whether the Civil Conflict is unreasonably crazy or passably absurd. CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT Y'ALL - Oklahoma's AD gave us probably ... «The UConn Blog, Jul 15»
9
The Longest Ride movie review: romantic bargaining
... (Notorious) — maybe they fished a passably engaging movie out of the muck of Sparks schmaltz? (I'm not going to read the book to find out.) ... «Flick Filosopher, Jul 15»
10
Judas Iscariot At Kukurantumi
... Grandpa Sintim also taught and pastored in the 1940s, you are expected to be at least passably enlightened and refined in your manners. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»

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