"acceptably" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bli/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-acceptably.wav Forms: more acceptably [comparative], most acceptably [superlative]
Etymology: From 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 hedges, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Sierra Miwok translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English hedges: 100 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 100 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Sierra Miwok translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 96 4 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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