tolerable
adjective
tol·er·a·ble
ˈtä-lə-rə-bəl 
ˈtäl-rə-;
ˈtä-lər-bəl
1
: capable of being borne or endured
tolerable pain
2
: moderately good or agreeable : passable
a tolerable singing voice
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Examples of tolerable in a Sentence
The heat was tolerable for only a short time.
stubbing your toe is at least a more tolerable pain than breaking your foot
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Jonathan Bing, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Adhere to a healthy lifestyle Getting the optimal amount of rest, drinking plenty of water and eating healthy foods can help make asthma more tolerable, per the AAFA.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 22 Sep. 2024
The tolerable upper intake level for vitamin D is 4,000 IU for adults.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
Here are the pieces of disaster gear that made the last couple of weeks without first-world amenities so much more tolerable.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Tolerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tolerable. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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