Definition of "tolerable"

tolerable

/ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/

adjective
comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable
1. Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
2. Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
  Quotations
  A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all.
  1964, European Broadcasting Union, EBU Review: Programmes, Administration, Law, volume 83, page 22
3. Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
4. In fair health; passably well.
adverb
comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable
1. (dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.