passably

English

Etymology

passable +‎ -ly

Adverb

passably (comparative more passably, superlative most passably)

  1. In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.
    • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 14:
      The night air was passably cool and he strolled through the town at a measured pace, killing time till bedtime.
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