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Meaning of 'passable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Passable [ a.]
- Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is passablein boats.
- Capable of being freely circulated or disseminated; acceptable; generally receivable; current.
- Such as may be allowed to pass without serious objection; tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre.

Meaning of 'passable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . passable [ a]
Meaning (1):
- able to be passed or traversed or crossed
Example in sentence:
  • the road is passable
2 . passable [ s]
Meaning (2):
- about average; acceptable
Example in sentence:
  • more than adequate as a secretary

Nearby Words:

pas pasan pasch pascha paschal paseng pash pasha pashalic pashaw

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