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Meanings of tolerably in English

In an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner.

      Usage of tolerably in English
      1
      The liver was tolerably sound; but the lungs were black and mortified.
      A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
      2
      On the whole he felt tolerably safe in the crowded London streets.
      The Moon Rock
      3
      The hall was tolerably full, and Lothair came in among the last.
      Lothair
      4
      And even in spite of this the young people were tolerably happy.
      An Old Meerschaum / From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume...
      5
      The master came to the conclusion that the facts were tolerably conclusive.
      The Channings: A Story
      6
      For a drive of two miles, the cabman held himself tolerably paid.
      Demos
      7
      And plenty of the clergy find the Church a tolerably profitable investment.
      Adela Cathcart, Volume 1
      8
      The town seems tolerably spacious, and is built quite in European style.
      A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
      9
      With two further rehearsals I hope to put it tolerably in order.
      Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2
      10
      The meaning of the scene was tolerably plain to both of them.
      The Gold Trail
      11
      The rest of the story is tolerably well known to our readers.
      Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune / A Tale of t...
      12
      Whilst he remained in the country he was tolerably sober, perhaps steady.
      The Wits and Beaux of Society. Volume 1
      13
      She liked everybody tolerably; but she had not a talent for friendship.
      Phantom Fortune, a Novel
      14
      I am tolerably sure to be safe in hands recommended by them.
      Across the Zodiac / The Story of a Wrecked Record
      15
      The ground proved tolerably loose, and the pick was but little needed.
      The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his F...
      16
      The room was tolerably full, and the ball opened by Miss Glyn.
      Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters: A Family Record
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