Word Finder - acceptable

definition

Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure

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We need to find an acceptable present for Jeff.

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Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.

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The designs were acceptable, but they were nothing special either.

She had continued her classes and was somehow maintaining acceptable grades.

The twins were healthy and acceptable weight, so they released Katie.

A conference held at Constantinople sanctioned the union on terms which were rendered acceptable to the sultan; but Said Pasha, who had assisted the sultan in centralizing at Yildiz Kiosk the administration of the country, and who had become grand vizier, was a strong adherent of the policy of armed intervention by Turkey, and the consequence was his fall from office.

The kingless state may therefore have arisen out of kingship through divisions of the royal power or through failure on the part of the leading men to agree on a head acceptable to all.

On what planet is that acceptable?

There was not one point in the former administration of the army acceptable to English gentlemen.

At a later period, pari passe with the spiritualization of the god, comes a refinement of the tastes attributed to him, and the finer parts of the sacrifice, finally it may be only its savour, are alone regarded as acceptable offerings.

It appears he has a handle on acceptable viewing.

General Miles's policy in affording employment for the natives likewise served to make the new American regime acceptable.

Many circumstances of the time tended to render such a letter acceptable.

But a good deal of work is still required before the harvest of historical data contained in these texts shall have been made acceptable to students of philosophy and sociology.

For example, Acrobat was already being widely used, hence PDF was deemed acceptable.

Casual dress is perfectly acceptable in the restaurant's very informal atmosphere.

In later years the society of his mistresses seems to have been chiefly acceptable as a means to avoid business and petitioners, and in the case of the duchess of Portsmouth was the price paid for ease and the continuance of the French pensions.

In the February following he again became prime minister under Abbas II., being selected as comparatively acceptable both to the khedivial and British parties.

No greyhound racetrack is acceptable, no matter what measures might " be taken to ensure the welfare of racing greyhounds " .

This will then be used to iteratively refine the knowledge collection, interpretation and analysis until an acceptable level of representation is achieved.

Coatings made by direct esterification of wood rosins are also temporarily acceptable at an application rate of 50 mg/kg.

Streets are closed, and public sidewalks are open only to people with acceptable identification.

As kosher food is an acceptable substitute for halal meat, many of the usual arguments over food at the wedding reception were bypassed.

Surrogacy is becoming more acceptable because it is cheaper than conventional IVF treatment and some NHS clinics now use surrogacy is becoming more acceptable because it is cheaper than conventional IVF treatment and some NHS clinics now use surrogacy as a treatment method.

All are of the malignant type, to be propitiated only by acceptable offerings from persons who desire to visit the locality where it is supposed to reside.

His leanings were strongly German, so that he became somewhat obnoxious to the Danish government, a fact which made an invitation in 1847 to become professor of history at Göttingen peculiarly acceptable.

Doing excellent things continually through all the 'seventies, when he was in late middle age - gaining scope in colour, having now so many notes - faithful no longer wholly to his amazing range of subtle greys, now blithe and silvery, now nobly deep - sending to the Salon great canvases, and to the few enlightened people who would buy them of him the toile or panel of most moderate size on which he best of all expressed himself - Boudin was yet not acceptable to the public or to the fashionable dealer.

Files saved as GIF or JPEG files are usually acceptable.

The Poisson approximation would be acceptable (q small and k q small).

No greyhound racetrack is acceptable, no matter what measures might " be taken to ensure the welfare of racing greyhounds ".

Provided that they are properly maintained, counterbalance springs and similar counterbalance or ratchet devices to hold them in the open position are acceptable.

This, of course, is not an acceptable recompense for the loss of a section of a right of way.

It can be helpful for parents to have in mind rough-and-ready rules for what is acceptable and what is not.

A passenger safety lap belt (not the wheelchair lap belt) is the minimum acceptable for forward facing travel.

Surrogacy is becoming more acceptable because it is cheaper than conventional IVF treatment and some NHS clinics now use surrogacy as a treatment method.

But through-composed opera in English was not a crowdpuller - it was only acceptable to specialized audiences such as a school or a court.

Acceptable safety margins for different therapeutic areas, and how these affect the interpretation of toxicology data is also examined.

Haja went to great pains to avoid transgressing what was considered to be acceptable female behavior.

Output from the vasomotor center changes the heart rate to return blood pressure to acceptable levels.

Detailed curriculum vitae are acceptable providing all relevant information requested on the application form is covered.

Also acceptable are vocational A-levels in Science or Health and Social Care.

Organic solvent based paints are being replaced by environmentally acceptable alternatives, most importantly, waterborne coatings.

It is fully acceptable for Israelis to elect whomever they deem fit to lead them, even a war criminal like Ariel Sharon.

In today's electronic age, email invitations are also acceptable.

Your pet cannot be expected to tell when it's no longer a game, and the behavior you have encouraged is no longer acceptable.

While it's perfectly acceptable for you to place your newborn's bassinet next to your bed and co-sleeping is a popular parental topic, sleeping with your child increases the risk of SIDS.

Sprinkling is not acceptable under this particular doctrine, and a person must be of an accountable age in which she understands why she needs to be baptized.

Dairy is not recommended for the first year (though plain yogurt may be acceptable) due to its highly allergenic nature.

However, setting clear boundaries about what kind of clothes are acceptable and how much you are willing to spend will establish limits you can live with.

Tails or no tails, or whether wearing a colored shirt is acceptable or not should be found out before the event in question.

One gigabyte of memory is acceptable; 2GB would be ideal but it can add a lot to your purchasing price.

A good rule of thumb is if the amount is under $150 and that person is a close friend or family member, then forgiving the entire amount is perfectly acceptable.

The price of the item is controlled by the bidders, in that it is only worth what people are willing to pay, but a seller may without sale if their "reserve price" - or lowest acceptable price - is not met.