acceptably
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3.2
- adverb
- /əkˈsɛptəbli/
- Using synthesized tones, musicians judged stimuli as "acceptably well-tuned" when between +10 and -15 cents from perfect tuning.
- perform acceptably
- acceptably low
- acceptably high
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Watch on YouTubeStarbuck is a game that runs acceptably well, I would say, on a Steam Deck.
- Starbuck is a game that runs acceptably well, I would say, on a Steam Deck.
- And, and so safety is not like, it's like society deciding something is acceptably safe given the risk reward trade-offs.
Examples
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Even women who do more or less succeed at being acceptably feminine work extremely hard at it.
Blog text (16) -
Reported reliability and internal consistency have been at acceptably high levels.
Academic text (1998) -
Each nation's service must find a solution that works acceptably.
Academic text (2002) -
Wasted effort becomes acceptably small when developing something that requires much, much less effort due to experience.
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First, the prices in quadrants A and C would have to remain acceptably low.
Academic text (1994) -
No medication was prescribed at diagnosis because he seemed to be doing acceptably in school, where he had friends.
Academic text (1990) -
Most of these uncertain singers can be helped and can learn to sing acceptably, but too often they don't get this help.
Academic text (1993) -
We chose that combination because m4/3 shooters tend to find it acceptably fast, but only just acceptably.
Blog text (22) -
Decision-makers must consider the fuel-treatment strategy that acceptably balances fire risks within a realistic percentage of the area of the landscape that is treated.
Academic text (2011) -
The food at the restaurant was acceptably good, but not exceptional.
Synonyms
145
1.0
In a good enough way
142
1.0
In a way that is good enough
80
3.0
In a way that is good enough for the task
40
3.8
In a way that is neither good nor bad
15
2.7
In a proper and respectful way
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4.9
Good enough but not very good
2
3.3
In a proper and decent way that makes people think well of you
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4.6
Good enough to do the job but not very good
1
9.8
Good enough for the situation even if not special
Antonyms
How Acceptable
Surface Forms
Morphology
acceptably = acceptable (transparent) = accept + able + ly
The adverb 'acceptably' is transparently derived from the adjective 'acceptable' with the suffix '-ly', indicating manner.
Etymology
Acceptably comes from accept (an old word meaning 'to take' or 'receive'), plus -able ('can be') and -ly (which makes the word an adverb). So, to do something acceptably is to do it 'in a way that can be accepted' — that is, good enough, though not outstanding.