01 a. Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is passablein boats.
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Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is passablein boats.“His body's a passable carcass if it be not hurt; it is a throughfare for steel.” — Shak.
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Capable of being freely circulated or disseminated; acceptable; generally receivable; current.“With men as with false money -- one piece is more or less passable than another.” — L'Estrange.“Could they have made this slander passable.” — Collier.
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Such as may be accepted or allowed to pass without serious objection; adequate; acceptable; tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre.“My version will appear a passable beauty when the original muse is absent.” — Dryden.