Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Tolerable

Tolerable , adjective

[Latin tolerabilis: compare French tolérable. See Tolerate.]

1.
Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
As may affect the earth with cold and heat Scarce tolerable. — Milton
2.
Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation. — Dryden