1 adj If you describe something as tolerable, you mean that you can bear it, even though it is unpleasant or painful., (Antonym: intolerable) He described their living conditions as tolerable. ♦ tolerably adv usu ADV adj/adv, also ADV after v. Their captors treated them tolerably well., ... tolerably hot water.

What does the word tolerably mean?

adjective. capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable. fairly good; not bad.

What does tolerably mean in a sentence?

1. Capable of being tolerated; endurable: found the workload tolerable and so kept the job. 2. Acceptable but not superior; passable: "This encouraged me to think I might possibly in time come to be a tolerable English writer" (Benjamin Franklin). See Synonyms at average.