Associations to the word «Passably»
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Wiktionary
PASSABLY, adverb. In a passable fashion, moderately; adequately.
Dictionary definition
PASSABLY, adverb. To a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.