acceptable
/əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/ adjective A2- Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; welcome; gratifying; pleasing to a receiver. · We need to find an acceptable present for Jeff.
- Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable. · The designs were acceptable, but they were nothing special either.
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I make no doubt a glass of good wine would be acceptable this dreadfully hot day.” Then perceiving for the first time the garb of the traveller he had to entertain, Caderousse hastily exclaimed: “A thousand pardons!
Her Ladyship seemed pleased with the idea; and you may imagine that I am happy on every occasion to offer those little delicate compliments which are always acceptable to ladies.
You will find her manners beyond anything I can describe; and your wit and vivacity, I think, must be acceptable to her, especially when tempered with the silence and respect which her rank will inevitably excite.
“You are uniformly charming!” cried he, with an air of awkward gallantry; “and I am persuaded that, when sanctioned by the express authority of both your excellent parents, my proposals will not fail of being acceptable.”
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