a. [ Cf. F. passable. ] 1. Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is passablein boats. [ 1913 Webster ]
His body's a passable carcass if it be not hurt; it is a throughfare for steel. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Capable of being freely circulated or disseminated; acceptable; generally receivable; current. [ 1913 Webster ]
With men as with false money -- one piece is more or less passable than another. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
Could they have made this slander passable. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Such as may be accepted or allowed to pass without serious objection; adequate; acceptable; tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
My version will appear a passable beauty when the original muse is absent. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates]
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