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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOL'ERABLY, adv. Supportably; in a manner to be endured.
1. Moderately well; passably; not perfectly; as a constitution tolerably firm. The advocate speaks tolerably well.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; "she plays tennis tolerably" [syn: acceptably, tolerably, so- so] [ant: intolerably, unacceptably]

Merriam Webster's

adverb see tolerable

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tolerable Tol"er*a*ble, a. [L. tolerabilis: cf. F. tol['e]rable. See Tolerate.] 1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. As may affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. --Milton. 2. Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation. --Dryden. -- Tol"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- Tol"er*a*bly, adv.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. Supportably. 2. Passably, moderately, indifferently, so-so, passably well, tolerably well, pretty well.

Moby Thesaurus

acceptably, adequately, admissibly, after a fashion, agreeably, amply, appreciably, at any rate, at best, at least, at most, at the least, at the most, at the outside, at worst, commensurately, comparatively, decently, detectably, enough, fair to middling, fairishly, fairly, fairly well, in a manner, in a way, in part, in some measure, incompletely, indifferently, leastwise, mediocrely, merely, middling well, middlingly, mildly, moderately, modestly, not comprehensively, not exhaustively, only, part, partially, partly, passably, presentably, pretty, pretty well, pro tanto, purely, rather, relatively, respectably, satisfactorily, satisfyingly, simply, so far, so-so, somewhat, sufficiently, thus far, to a degree, to some degree, unexceptionably, visibly, well enough