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I am tolerably ignorant about Judaism, and much of what I do know about it seems hard to swallow, because it is so grounded in legalism, and adherence to rituals.
Fred Melamed

Meaning of "tolerably" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOLERABLY

tolerably  [ˈtɒlərəblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOLERABLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tolerably 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 TOLERABLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tolerably in the English dictionary

The definition of tolerably in the dictionary is in a manner that is able to be tolerated. Other definition of tolerably is in a fairly good manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOLERABLY


colorably
ˈkʌlərəblɪ
colourably
ˈkʌlərəblɪ
comparably
ˈkɒmpərəblɪ
considerably
kənˈsɪdərəblɪ
desirably
dɪˈzaɪərəblɪ
favourably
ˈfeɪvərəblɪ
honourably
ˈɒnərəblɪ
immeasurably
ɪˈmeʒərəblɪ
incurably
ɪnˈkjʊərəblɪ
inexorably
ɪnˈɛksərəblɪ
insufferably
ɪnˈsʌfərəblɪ
intolerably
ɪnˈtɒlərəblɪ
measurably
ˈmɛʒərəblɪ
memorably
ˈmɛmərəblɪ
miserably
ˈmɪzərəblɪ
pleasurably
ˈplɛʒərəblɪ
preferably
ˈprɛfərəblɪ
unbearably
ˌʌnˈbeərəblɪ
undesirably
ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəblɪ
unfavourably
ʌnˈfeɪvərəblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOLERABLY

tolbooth
tolbutamide
told
tole
Toledo
tolerability
tolerable
tolerableness
tolerance
tolerance zone
tolerant
tolerantly
tolerate
toleration
tolerationism
tolerationist
tolerative
tolerator
Toletum
toleware

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOLERABLY

admirably
adorably
alterably
demonstrably
deplorably
drably
durably
execrably
inalterably
incomparably
inseparably
insuperably
invulnerably
irrecoverably
irreparably
operably
probably
separably
unanswerably
unutterably
vulnerably

Synonyms and antonyms of tolerably in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tolerably» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOLERABLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

还算
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tolerablemente
570 millions of speakers

English

tolerably
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यों ही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محتمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сносно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tolerably
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহনীয়ভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assez
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertolak ansur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ziemlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

まあまあ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

참을 수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toleransi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tolerably
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எளிதாகத் தாங்கிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहनशीलतेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bayağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abbastanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znośnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стерпно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tolerabil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεκτό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dragelijk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

någorlunda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tolerably
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tolerably

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOLERABLY»

The term «tolerably» is normally little used and occupies the 109.195 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOLERABLY» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «TOLERABLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tolerably.
1
Fred Melamed
I am tolerably ignorant about Judaism, and much of what I do know about it seems hard to swallow, because it is so grounded in legalism, and adherence to rituals.
2
Karl Philipp Moritz
All over London as one walks, one everywhere, in the season, sees oranges to sell; and they are in general sold tolerably cheap, one and even sometimes two for a halfpenny; or, in our money, threepence.
3
Patrick O'Brian
You can't be happy if you're not tolerably happy with yourself. The addition of friends adds immeasurably to life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOLERABLY»

Discover the use of tolerably in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tolerably and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Reai )ING. Read well - - - - 450 „ tolerably - - - 333 „ imperfectly 38 „ scarcely at all 78 „ not at all - - - 101 Read well - - - - 820 „ tolerably 40 „ imperfectly - - 100 „ scarcely at all 20 „ not at all - 20 1,000 1,000 Writing. Write well - - - 195 „ tolerably ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1857
2
Hospital Management
Second — No size limits 10 (Description: Fruit to be tolerably free from blemishes and tolerably uniform in size.) Pie — No size limits 0 (Description: Wholesome fruit unsuited for above grades.) YELLOW CLING PEACHES Fancy — Not less ...
‎1921
3
The Wilson Bulletin
This subspecies of the long-billed marsh wren is a tolerably common summer resident about Wall lake and its inlet. I have no migration data for this and the preceding species because I live too far from their haunts. Brown Creeper ( Ccrthia ...
‎1920
4
Votes & Proceedings
Attendancepartial and tolerably regular ($3) ; govermlient laii'lytiiltefiicgdts; somewhat untidy; appearance and demeanour 0 pupils tolerable. 3. Prescribef subjects taught, exce t sewing ; lesson documents and classification, of fair merit;  ...
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1878
5
The Tariff Review
The Republican Party Has Done Tolerably Well. An admirable beginning of the campaign which is to terminate in the election of Roosevelt and Fairbanks was made at the great ratification meeting held under the auspices of the Republican  ...
‎1904
6
The Auk
Tolerably common winter resident. Do not think they remain to breed. Local name , ' Bulldoo.' 46. Recurvirostra americana. American Avocet. — Tolerably common. 47. Himantopus mexicanus. Black-necked Stilt. — A very common resident on ...
‎1900
7
The Ornithologist and Oölogist
Common in cedars and among the birches and alders. 12. Tree Sparrow, ( SpizetUi montnna). Abundant all winter. 13. Black Junco, (Junco hyemalis). Abundant. 14. Song Sparrow, (Melospiza fasciata). Tolerably common all winter. 15.
S. L. Willard, Frank Blake Webster, Joseph M. Wade, 1886
8
Zoe
22. Marbled Godwit. Limosa fedoa. Common. 23. Greater Yellow-legs. Totanus melanoleucus. Tolerably common. 24. Western Willett. Symphemia semipalmata inornata. Very common. 25. Killdeer. sEgialitis vocifera. Common. 26. Mourning ...
‎1892
9
Journal
The cleanliness, order of the School, and general demeanour of the children are tolerably satisfactory. 3. The subjects taught agree with the Table of Minimum Attainments. The instruction is careful and judicious. 4. The attainments of the first  ...
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1862
10
Annual Report of the United States Geological and ...
Crossing of Tower Creek Level to Smooth slope to Grade nearly uniform to — Divide on spur from Mount Washburn Camp 10 Grade tolerably uniform to — Camp 11, on Cascade Creek, near the falls Crossing of Cascade Creek Grade nearly ...
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), 1873

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOLERABLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tolerably is used in the context of the following news items.
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You Can Now Watch Vertical Videos on Android and iOS
Or they may have given-in to the urge of people who don't want to stop shooting vertical videos as they have now allowed users to tolerably watch vertical videos ... «Bitbag, Jul 15»
2
'Pixels': Film Review
At isolated moments a tolerably amusing send-up of alien-invasion disaster movies in which the attackers are video arcade–era renegades arrived to gobble up ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
3
“Inside Out” tolerably touchy-feely
“Inside Out” tolerably touchy-feely. 0. Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Google+ Pinterest Email. Share this with your friends! From. To. Compose ... «Pauls Valley Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
4
Pedestrian Peter Pan never lifts off
The flying works tolerably well as the Darling children take off from the nursery to Neverland, a world where children never grow up, live with fairies and ... «Morning Star Online, May 15»
5
EIOPA publishes final Solvency II equivalence reports – and …
It is, however, tolerably clear that the systems in the United States, Canada and Guernsey will not be regarded as Solvency II equivalent for any purpose, or on ... «Lexology, Mar 15»
6
The new Apple Watch TV commercial isn't new
There's a show in which executives dress tolerably or not so tolerably. There's a famous person on stage who's there to add a little additional glamor to the ... «CNET, Mar 15»
7
City may be forced to change voting system
Since 1986, Stockton's unusual two-part voting system has served the city tolerably well. “Tolerably” because you can't give five stars to leaders who bankrupted ... «Stockton Record, Feb 15»
8
Fed's Lacker Says Oil Plunge Complicates Inflation Outlook
Nonetheless, I expect inflation to move tolerably close to the FOMC's 2% target after the fall in energy prices has played out.” The Fed is widely expected to ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 15»
9
What Happened in the Last Economic Slump the Government Didn't …
Grant points out that, in 1923, Keynes argued “It is obvious that an individualist society left to itself does not work well or even tolerably….The more troublous the ... «Daily Signal, Dec 14»
10
Anti-terror bill sticks on fighter definition
Security Intelligence Service (SIS) Minister Chris Finlayson said during the weekend that the terminology was "tolerably clear." "We do not want any New ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»

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