acceptably C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /əkˈsɛptəbli/ UK /əkˈsɛptəbli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a way that is satisfactory or adequate The repairs held up acceptably through the winter storms. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that is... adequatelysatisfactorilysuitablytolerablypassably ↔ Opposites unacceptablyinadequatelyunsatisfactorily Word family Related forms acceptacceptableacceptability Etymology AI details From acceptable + -ly, from Latin acceptāre ('to receive, accept'), from ad- ('to') + capere ('to take'). acceptāre Latin capere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # acceptably **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /əkˈsɛptəbli/ **IPA (UK):** /əkˈsɛptəbli/ ## Meanings 1. in a way that is satisfactory or adequate ## Examples - The repairs held up acceptably through the winter storms. ## Synonyms - adequately - satisfactorily - suitably - tolerably - passably ## Antonyms - unacceptably - inadequately - unsatisfactorily ## Related Forms - accept - acceptable - acceptability ## Roots and Affixes - Root: acceptāre - Root: capere ## Etymology From acceptable + -ly, from Latin acceptāre ('to receive, accept'), from ad- ('to') + capere ('to take'). ## AI Etymology Acceptably is from acceptable + -ly, from Latin acceptāre ('to receive, accept'), from ad- ('to') + capere ('to take'). Important recorded forms include acceptāre (Latin) and capere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a way that is satisfactory or adequate. The wider family includes related words such as accept, acceptable, and acceptability. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown