"acceptably" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bli/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-acceptably.wav [US] Forms: more acceptably [comparative], most acceptably [superlative]
Etymology: acceptable + -ly Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{suffix|en|acceptable|ly}} acceptable + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} acceptably (comparative more acceptably, superlative most acceptably)
  1. In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction. Translations (in an acceptable manner): acceptablement (Catalan), ˀoká·šy·-j (Central Sierra Miwok), hyväksyttävästi (Finnish), akceptowalnie (Polish), aceitavelmente (Portuguese), aceptablemente (Spanish), acceptabelt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-acceptably-en-adv-hZrqYHgB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hedges, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 94 6 Disambiguation of English hedges: 100 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'in an acceptable manner': 86 14
  2. To an acceptable degree. Translations (to an acceptable degree): hyväksyttävän (Finnish), aceitavelmente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-acceptably-en-adv-XfjxTc80 Disambiguation of 'to an acceptable degree': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: acceptibly [dated]

Alternative forms

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