acceptably

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English acceptably, equivalent to acceptable +‎ -ly.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ækˈsɛp.tə.bli/
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Adverb

acceptably (comparative more acceptably, superlative most acceptably)

  1. In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
  2. To an acceptable degree.
    • 2007 September 10, “Review: Jones, Coens, Penn highlight Toronto”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 12 August 2022:
      Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby.

Translations

References

  1. ^ “acceptably, adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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