passably

What does passably mean?

passably means "to certain extent or degree".

How many syllables are in passably?

passably has 3 syllables: pas-sa-bly. The stress falls on "pas". In IPA it is /ˈpæsəbli/.

What is another word for passably?

Close synonyms include reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is passably a common word?

passably is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for passably come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.