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aceptable

acceptable

adjective ah-sep-TAH-bleh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Usage Note

Aceptable is a cognate of English 'acceptable' and works the same way: it describes something that meets a minimum standard without being outstanding. It doesn't apocopate and agrees only in number (resultados aceptables). In colloquial speech it often carries a mildly lukewarm tone — 'good enough, but not great.'

Examples

"Su rendimiento en el examen fue aceptable."

Natural Translation

His performance on the exam was acceptable.

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