Definitions for Passable
ˈpæs ə bəl, ˈpɑ sə-pass·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. passableadjective

   able to be passed or traversed or crossed

   "the road is passable"

2. adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerableadjective

   about average; acceptable

   "more than adequate as a secretary"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Passableadjective

   Such as may be accepted or allowed to pass without serious objection; adequate; acceptable; tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. passableadjective

   That may be passed or traversed.

2. passableadjective

   Tolerable; satisfactory; adequate.

3. Etymology: From passable

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Passableadjective

   Etymology: passible, Fr. from pass.

   1. Possible to be passed or travelled through or over.

   Antiochus departed in all haste, weening in his pride to make the land navigable, and the sea passable by foot. 2 Mac.

   2. Supportable; tolerable; allowable.

   His body is a passable carkass, if he be not hurt. It is a thoroughfare for steel. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   They are crafty and of a passable reach of understanding. James Howell.

   In counterfeits, it is with men as with false money; one piece is more or less passable than another. Roger L'Estrange.

   Lay by Virgil , my version will appear a passable beauty when the original muse is absent. Dryden.

   White and red well mingled on the face, make what was before but passable, appear beautiful. Dryden.

   3. Capable of admission or reception.

   These stage advocates are not only without truth, but without colour: could they have made the slander passable, we should have heard farther. Collier.

   4. Popular; well received. This is a sense less usual.

   Where there is no eminent odds in sufficiency, it is better to take with the more passable, than with the more able. Francis Bacon.

   A man of the one faction, which is most passable with the other, commonly giveth best way. Francis Bacon, Essays.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Passableadjective

   capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is passablein boats

2. Passableadjective

   capable of being freely circulated or disseminated; acceptable; generally receivable; current

3. Passableadjective

   such as may be allowed to pass without serious objection; tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. passable.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. passable

   Capable of being passed, traveled, traversed, or the like; as, the roads are not passable for troops.

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Passable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Passable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Passable in a Sentence

1. Fort Lauderdale city officials:

   Roads that were passable earlier today are flooded again. We strongly urge everyone to stay off the roads, if possible.

2. Danny Lavergne:

   Southwestern Louisiana could get 15-20 inches of rain from Harvey. Flash floods warnings went into effect through Thursday as areas along the coast faced tropical storm warnings. Flooding has already taken over localized streets since Sunday, The Weather Channel reported. An emergency response official in a coastal Louisiana parish said the threat of flooding from Harvey's torrential rains could be new ground for us. Harvey has been blamed for at least five confirmed deaths, including a woman killed Monday in the town of Porter, northeast of Houston, when a large oak tree dislodged by heavy rains toppled onto her trailer home. In addition, a Houston television station reported Monday that six family members were believed to have drowned when their van was swept away by floodwaters. The KHOU report was attributed to three family members the station did not identify. No bodies have been recovered. The flooding was so widespread that the levels of city waterways have either equaled or surpassed those of Tropical Storm Allison from 2001, and no major highway has been spared some overflow.The city's normally bustling business district was virtually deserted Monday, with emergency vehicles making up most of the traffic. Most businesses were closed. In Louisiana, Danny Lavergne, director of Cameron Parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said approximately 30 roads in the parish were covered with water but remained passable by Monday morning. It's far from being over.

3. Bob Corker:

   We're having discussions right now and trying to see what type of legislation is passable.

4. Sierra County:

   The GPS doesn't know if there's six feet of snow on a road or if the road is clear and passable.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Passable
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Passable
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Passable
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Passable
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Passable
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html