The road is passable. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
But, amazingly, it was passable from the second to fifth floors. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Miracles emerge from debris] Reference
"No, thank you;" the senior lieutenant, in passable English, declined the invitation to enter. From Wordnik.com. [Whose Business Is To Live] Reference
He then called for some clean straw, and began to stuff himself out again to what he called a passable size. From Wordnik.com. [Tales and Novels — Volume 02] Reference
Palin gave what one could politely call a passable speech. From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
The A169 was closed near Goathland but was later described as passable if drivers used. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News - Home] Reference
I thought Michelle Ryan was passable, which is good considering I found her utterly unwatchable in The Bionic Woman. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (spoilers)] Reference
I have seen a few who might be called passable, but none at all to be compared to what one may meet among English servant-girls. From Wordnik.com. [The Personal Life of David Livingstone] Reference
The acting and dialogue are passable, which is almost too bad since the characters aren't engaging and the plot doesn't hold attention. From Wordnik.com. [shitty sci-fi* movie roundup: bash it up, bash it up, bash it up] Reference
It's amazing what they consider 'passable' these days. From Wordnik.com. [Back to Basics] Reference
So I'm taking a similar stance and holding firm on 'passable' until I see more. From Wordnik.com. [Another Horrible Trailer for Fox's Dragonball Evolution - Updated! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
But I notice here that Melissa considers the one just across the road to just be "passable". From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Which is evocative of the Southern phrase "bless her heart" which can make even the most vile comment 'passable'. From Wordnik.com. [Take THAT Mr McSweegee] Reference
Whether I am able to make a "passable" screenplay or not has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of Eagle Eye. From Wordnik.com. [Reader Forum: What Did You Think of “Eagle Eye”? | /Film] Reference
I've looked so awful for so long that I want to look good for once, not just "passable", it's pure feminine vanity, I admit it. From Wordnik.com. [Tolerance and Acceptance] Reference
Privately, Master Zist told Kindan that Nuella's voice was "passable," but that didn't stop any of them from enjoying her efforts. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon's Kin]
I do notice that some of the current styles are more "passable" on younger women, but by age 33 or so, they start to look atrocious. From Wordnik.com. [Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine] Reference
By that time, my hunting knowledge and understanding had increased to at least "passable" but my personal determination was unbendable. From Wordnik.com. [Paper Versus Meat] Reference
Maybe 'passable' driving mechanics would be a good description. From Wordnik.com. [Joystiq] Reference
The article describes his skill as "passable", that means not really very fluent. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
MtFs is perhaps the higher visibility of MtF people in the sense of not being "passable". From Wordnik.com. [PageOneQ.com Latest] Reference
Snow plow crews are being told to make roads "passable," not necessarily clear. From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: Top Stories] Reference
You can do a passable job ordering from a French menu. From Wordnik.com. [New From At&T: Dialing For Dialects] Reference
He spoke passable French, and had charmed local femmes. From Wordnik.com. [Sono Canadese (I am from Canada)] Reference
If this were a minor report, that might be a passable error. From Wordnik.com. [Delhi's Fake Drug Whitewash] Reference
You would say it was a passable copy of a pretty genre picture. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Save in very wet weather this road was passable for most vehicles. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
But for devotees of Spagos and Per Se, their food would be barely passable. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Louderback: Blackberry Torch Review: It's the "Sizzler" of Smart Phones] Reference
And now she is transplanted into the desert, in a land not passable, and dry. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 31: Ezechiel The Challoner Revision] Reference
People who do a passable job, work their 40 hours and go home are the 'losers.'. From Wordnik.com. [Online Mail Call] Reference
The beverages are passable, but two non-culinary draws make it a pilgrimage site. From Wordnik.com. [Terry Kelhawk: Turkish Delights in Istanbul: 2010 European Capital of Culture] Reference
Setoodeh: In "Hairspray," Nikki Blonsky delivers a perfectly passable performance. From Wordnik.com. [Julia is In! Eva is Out!] Reference
Also images taken in low light were passable, which they aren't from all cellphones. From Wordnik.com. [iPhone, the camera phone] Reference
And besides, they'd need passable roads to move more legitimate crops to functioning markets. From Wordnik.com. [Obama’s Vietnam] Reference
The company made passable small cars -- the Chevrolet Cavalier, Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet Aveo. From Wordnik.com. [GM wise to let Cruze lead the way] Reference
And the sound quality for music listening is barely passable, on a par with a middling clock radio. From Wordnik.com. [Review of the Sony Dash: Great idea, flawed execution] Reference
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