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acceptably

/ækˈsɛp.tə.bli/

acceptably adverb: in an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.

Adverb

acceptably (comparative more acceptably, superlative most acceptably)

  1. In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
  2. To an acceptable degree.
    • Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby.2007 September 10, “Review: Jones, Coens, Penn highlight Toronto”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2022

acceptably meaning in Hindi

acceptably in Hindi

स्वीकार्य रूप से

Forms of acceptably

comparativemore acceptably
superlativemost acceptably
alternative form (obsolete)acceptibly

Origin of acceptably

From Middle English acceptably, equivalent to acceptable + -ly.

Questions about acceptably

What does acceptably mean?
Acceptably means in an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
What is acceptably in Hindi?
Acceptably in Hindi is स्वीकार्य रूप से. See Acceptably meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is acceptably?
Acceptably is an adverb.
How do you pronounce acceptably?
Acceptably is pronounced /ækˈsɛp.tə.bli/ (US).

Words near acceptably in the dictionary

  1. acceptabilities
  2. acceptability
  3. acceptable
  4. acceptableness
  5. acceptables
  6. acceptably
  7. acceptance
  8. acceptance and commitment therapy
  9. acceptance house
  10. acceptance houses
  11. acceptance test

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Adapted from Wiktionary: acceptably (page history and authors); acceptably (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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