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tollerable

tollerable is the obsolete spelling of tolerable.

Meaning of tolerable

Adjective

tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)

  1. Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
  2. Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
    • A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all.1964, European Broadcasting Union, EBU Review: Programmes, Administration, Law, volume 83, page 22
    Antonyms:
    excellent, terrible
  3. Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
  4. In fair health; passably well.
    Synonyms:
    all right, fine, OK

See all 5 meanings of tolerable

Forms of tollerable

comparativemore tollerable
superlativemost tollerable

Questions about tollerable

What is tollerable the obsolete spelling of?
Tollerable is the obsolete spelling of tolerable.

Words near tollerable in the dictionary

  1. Tollemache
  2. Tollemaches
  3. Tollens' reagent
  4. toller
  5. Toller Porcorum
  6. tollerable
  7. tollers
  8. Tollerton
  9. Tolles
  10. Tollesbury
  11. Tolleshunt D'Arcy

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