passable
adjective
pass·able
ˈpa-sə-bəl 
1
a
: capable of being passed, crossed, or traveled on
passable roads
b
: capable of being freely circulated
2
: good enough : adequate
Examples of passable in a Sentence
The main road is passable but most others are still covered with snow.
The river is passable during the summer months.
He did a passable job with the assignment.
She plays passable golf but prefers tennis.
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Heart Eyes is strong enough that the shortcomings that keep it in the realm of the passable instead of the actually good are maddening.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
He isn’t asked to do much else, and has a long way to go as a passable defender.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Brown led the Kings to a top-10 mark in offensive rating alongside an average defense, a passable one that should have led to more victories early on.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
What separates this device from others in the Keurig line is the ability to make iced-ish coffee, which comes out significantly cooler than the regular brew and will make a passable iced coffee when poured over ice and sweetened.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
He isn’t asked to do much else, and has a long way to go as a passable defender.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Brown led the Kings to a top-10 mark in offensive rating alongside an average defense, a passable one that should have led to more victories early on.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
What separates this device from others in the Keurig line is the ability to make iced-ish coffee, which comes out significantly cooler than the regular brew and will make a passable iced coffee when poured over ice and sweetened.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Passable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passable. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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passable
adjective
pass·able
ˈpas-ə-bəl
1
: capable of being passed, crossed, or traveled on
passable roads
2
: barely good enough : tolerable
a passable imitation
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