Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passably

/pˈæsəbli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: pass-ably
IPA: /pˈæsəbli/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.

Example Sentences

"The night air was passably cool and he strolled through the town at a measured pace, killing time till bedtime."

Etymology

Etymology tree English passable Middle English -ly English -ly English passably From passable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more passably (comparative) most passably (superlative)

Synonyms

reasonably moderately pretty jolly somewhat fairly middling

Questions

How do you pronounce passably?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈæsəbli/.
What does passably mean?: In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.
Where does passably come from?: Etymology tree English passable Middle English -ly English -ly English passably From passable + -ly.

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