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Meaning of tolerably in English:

tolerably

Pronunciation /ˈtɒl(ə)rəbli/

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adverb

See tolerable

as submodifier ‘the welfare state works tolerably well’
  • ‘It is, in fact, a relatively secular, tolerably cosmopolitan place - and it is rich.’
  • ‘Even landless labourers could manage tolerably well within this system.’
  • ‘He seems tolerably well qualified to be writing about this sort of thing.’
  • ‘By and large however things have worked out tolerably well - although it must be acknowledged that so far this season the shortage of officials has caused the postponement of up to 40 games - mostly in the lower and reserve leagues.’
  • ‘So he evidently went to a tolerably good school, or paid attention during the lessons, and as a result he has some appreciation of the importance of a strategically placed comma.’