Used in a Sentence

passably

How to use passably in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for passably.

Editorial note

"You can do anything passably" is not nonsense though.

Examples13
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of passably gathered in one view.

adverb

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for passably.

Example sentences

1

"You can do anything passably" is not nonsense though.

2

Please provide at least links to some passably objective accounts of the facts...

3

As before, he did his work passably well and his fellow-employees looked down on him.

4

They seem to do the balance thing, or more correctly here, the common sense and economics thing, at least passably well.

5

Universal income would be nice but meanwhile unions work passably.

6

If you get even passably good at their game, you can get by with a couple hours of focused effort and that leaves 5-6 for self-directed learning.

7

Relatedly, if you watch the social climbers, they don't do a lot of real work. If you get even passably good at their game, you can get by with a couple hours of focused effort and that leaves 5-6 for self-directed learning.

8

It became clear to me that either I could make SC2 my full-time pursuit and become passably decent in perhaps a couple of months, or I could stop playing.

9

Make it very hard in practicality to beat passive investment with the markets only being passably efficient.

10

I can use either passably nowadays and do use both fairly frequently, but I have to admit I still find don't find either particularly nice to use.

11

Even among the majority who passably can, doing so extremely well - aka having "perfect pitch" - is recognized as a rarity.

12

It was a lot of fun, and allows me to play some songs passably, but I still feel hobbled by not knowing certain basic techniques that I would have learned sooner in a more conventional set of lessons.

13

It was designed as a tool that made the conceptions of Euclidean geometry available to direct experience and interaction -- and I think it succeeded passably well.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use passably in a sentence?

"You can do anything passably" is not nonsense though.

What does passably mean?

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"

What part of speech is passably?

passably is commonly used as adverb.