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ac·cept·a·ble

 (ăk-sĕp′tə-bəl)
adj.
1. Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory: an acceptable excuse; acceptable behavior. See Synonyms at sufficient.
2. Satisfactory but not superior; passable: The restaurant was acceptable but did not live up to its reputation. See Synonyms at average.

ac·cept′a·bil′i·ty, ac·cept′a·ble·ness n.
ac·cept′a·bly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.acceptably - in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manneracceptably - in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; "she plays tennis tolerably"
intolerably, unacceptably - to an unacceptable degree; "The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high"
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Translations
بِصُورَة مَقْبُولَة
přijatelně
acceptabelt
elfogadhatóan
bærilega, nægjanlega
prijateľne
kabul edilebilecek düzeyde/şekilde

acceptably

[əkˈseptəblɪ] ADV
1. (= in the accepted manner) [behave, phrase] → de manera aceptable
2. (= satisfactorily) [play, sing] → razonablemente bien
inflation is now acceptably lowla inflación es ahora lo suficientemente baja
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acceptably

[əkˈsɛptəbli] adv
(= suitably) [behave] → comme il faut
(= adequately) [perform] → convenablement
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acceptably

adv
(= properly) behave, treatanständig, korrekt
(= sufficiently) acceptably accurate/safeausreichend or hinlänglich genau/sicher; noise levels were acceptably lowder Lärmpegel war erträglich
(= adequately)akzeptabel, angemessen
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accept

(əkˈsept) verb
1. to take (something offered). He accepted the gift.
2. to believe in, agree to or acknowledge. We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.
acˈceptable adjective
1. satisfactory. The decision should be acceptable to most people.
2. pleasing. a very acceptable gift.
acˈceptably adverb
acˈceptance noun
We have had few acceptances to our invitation.
acˈcepted adjective
generally recognized. It is an accepted fact that the world is round.
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References in classic literature ?
Unrhymed iambic pentameters -- the most difficult kind of English verse to write acceptably; a kind, therefore, much affected by those who cannot acceptably write any kind.
Jennings interposed most acceptably; for to send the Colonel away while his love was in so much uneasiness on her sister's account, would be to deprive them both, she thought, of every comfort; and therefore telling him at once that his stay at Cleveland was necessary to herself, that she should want him to play at piquet of an evening, while Miss Dashwood was above with her sister, &c.
I try to write forbearingly on my side; I wish I could write acceptably as well.
``Pilgrim,'' said the lady, after a moment's pause, during which she seemed uncertain how to address him, ``you this night mentioned a name I mean,'' she said, with a degree of effort, ``the name of Ivanhoe, in the halls where by nature and kindred it should have sounded most acceptably; and yet, such is the perverse course of fate, that of many whose hearts must have throbbed at the sound, I, only, dare ask you where, and in what condition, you left him of whom you spoke?
CHC chairman Rosemarie Tonkinson, who visited wards C4 east and west, said patients reported that food was acceptably hot or cold apart from soup served with sandwiches as evening snacks.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has advised the industry to recall all fat spreads and salad dressings that contain the particular oil unless it can be proved they contain acceptably low levels of the dangerous chemicals.
The ductile iron covers that met the A536-80 requirements for 65-45-12 ductile iron grade performed acceptably without failure.
I went from being a great broadcaster, or at least a very acceptably good one, to being a somewhat inadequate one overnight."
The first has taken place - at the end of last year Encams visited 1,200 city streets and judged Coventry to be acceptably clean and tidy.
Until Advance Wars returns, however, Tiny Metal offers an acceptably adequate alternative.