Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Old and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Old
Old adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Acceptable and old are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Old".
Both words in one sentence
- As such, the practice remains in old SCPs, and is acceptable to use when making references to those old articles.
Source: Running Gag / Web Original -
Tenzan, from Super Robot Wars Original Generation, despite being in his 20s, thinks it's acceptable to act like a 13 year old Griefer playing Halo in a real war.
Source: Psychopathic Manchild - More original gender-neutral pronouns, like "s/he" or "ze", can be adopted, and the old standby of singular "they" is often acceptable from a grammatical viewpoint, depending on who you ask.
Source: Pronoun Trouble
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