Meaning & use
tolerable
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Able to be endured or put up with; fairly good but not excellent.
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The pain was tolerable once she took the medication.
The hotel room was tolerable, though far from luxurious.
A note on using this word
Tolerable often carries a lukewarm tone, meaning something is acceptable rather than good or enjoyable.
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