acceptably

English

Alternative forms

• acceptibly (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English acceptably, equivalent to acceptable +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ækˈsɛp.tə.bli/

• Audio (US):

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Adverb

acceptably (comparative more acceptably, superlative most acceptably)

1. In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
2. To an acceptable degree.
   • 2007 September 10, “Review: Jones, Coens, Penn highlight Toronto”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 August 2022:

     Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby.

Translations

in an acceptable manner

• Catalan: acceptablement (ca)
• Finnish: hyväksyttävästi (fi)
• Miwok:

  Central Sierra Miwok: ˀoká·šy·-j

• Polish: akceptowalnie
• Portuguese: aceitavelmente
• Spanish: aceptablemente (es)
• Swedish: acceptabelt (sv)

to an acceptable degree

• Finnish: hyväksyttävän (fi)
• Portuguese: aceitavelmente