tolerable

[US]/ˈtɒlərəbl/
[UK]/ˈtɑːlərəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. bearable; acceptable; reasonably good

Example Sentences

be in tolerable health

a tolerable performance

She is in tolerable health.

In August the heat is barely tolerable.

prepared a tolerable dinner.

he was fond of music and had a tolerable voice.

She inspected the rooms and found them perfectly tolerable.

Real-world Examples

The cold weather is more tolerable for me.

Source: IELTS Speaking Part 1: January to April 2023

This would've made my life with Dede downright tolerable.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

And it just reached the point that it's no longer tolerable from our standpoint.

Source: NPR News June 2019 Compilation

Wildeve pulled off the string that bound them, and went on with tolerable quickness.

Source: Returning Home

We all stand in need of reminders of what is tolerable and exciting about us.

Source: Sociology of Social Relations (Video Version)

All other research using more tolerable ranges yielded little to no practical aerobic or anaerobic improvements.

Source: Fitness Knowledge Popularization

The magic box of cool that makes otherwise uninhabitable sections of the world quite tolerable places to live.

Source: Scientific World

" I've swallered several; and one had a tolerable quill, " said Sam placidly from the corner.

Source: Returning Home

This made the journey through the Chaotic Era at least tolerable for Wang.

Source: The Three-Body Problem I

Whether all this is really a tolerable state of affairs may be moot in the British sense of the word.

Source: Selected English short passages

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