Associations to the word «Passably»

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.
William Butler Yeats