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tolerably

adverb (more tolerably, most tolerably)

«tolerably» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Tolerably means fairly well or quite; not very well, but well enough. tree →
Tolerably means to a fair degree, not extremely. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, a man on a tolerably good horse has a horse that is fairly good, not the finest; the word softens praise

Examples

I get on tolerably at school. tree →
He met a man with a tolerably good horse. tree →
The voyage was tolerably quiet. tree →
She can swim tolerably well for her age. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; it describes how well something is done and gives no number.

On Mova

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