Snow and ice made the road impassable.
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pass|a|bly — «PAS uh blee, PAHS », adverb. fairly; moderately: »a passably good job … Useful english dictionary
un|sur|pass|a|bly — «UHN suhr PAS uh blee, PAHS », adverb. in an unsurpassable manner or degree; so as not to be surpassed: »At his worst, he is unsurpassably tedious (Observer) … Useful english dictionary
Bly Mountain Pass — Infobox Mountain Pass Name = Bly Mountain Pass Photo = Caption = Elevation = 5087 ft. Location= Oregon, USA Range = Coordinates = Topographic http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=42.35420 lon= 121.39600 datum=nad27 zoom=4 TopoQuest] Traversed by … Wikipedia
im|pass´a|ble|ness — im|pass|a|ble «ihm PAS uh buhl, PAHS », adjective. not passable; so that one cannot go through, across, or along: »Snow and ice made the road impassable. –im|pass´a|ble|ness, noun. –im|pass´a|bly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
im|pass|a|ble — «ihm PAS uh buhl, PAHS », adjective. not passable; so that one cannot go through, across, or along: »Snow and ice made the road impassable. –im|pass´a|ble|ness, noun. –im|pass´a|bly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
a|bom´i|na|bly — a|bom|i|na|ble «uh BOM uh nuh buhl, BOM nuh », adjective. 1. disgusting; hateful; detestable: »Kidnaping is an abominable act. Shall we pass by this monstrous heap of absurd notions, and abominable practices? (Edmund Burke). SYNONYM(S): horrible … Useful english dictionary
ir|rev´o|ca|bly — ir|rev|o|ca|ble «ih REHV uh kuh buhl», adjective. 1. not to be revoked; final; unalterable; irreversible: »Nothing could change his irrevocable decision to leave. Firm and irrevocable is my doom Which I have pass d upon her (Shakespeare). 2.… … Useful english dictionary
passable — pass|a|ble [ pæ:səbl ] adjective 1. ) satisfactory but not of high quality: The food was passable but the service was terrible. 2. ) if a road or a river is passable, it is not blocked and can be traveled on ╾ pass|a|bly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
passable — pass•a•ble [[t]ˈpæs ə bəl, ˈpɑ sə [/t]] adj. 1) capable of being passed, penetrated, or crossed 2) marginally acceptable; adequate: a passable knowledge of French[/ex] 3) capable of being circulated legally, as a coin 4) capable of being ratified … From formal English to slang
passably — pass|a|bly [ˈpa:səbli US ˈpæs ] adv in a way that is fairly good, but not excellent ▪ There were one or two passably funny jokes but it was mostly dull … Dictionary of contemporary English
