Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess
Passable
Passable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Usage example: that's a passable paper
Both words in one sentence
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Any place that doesn't have an A are usually not bothered with by consumers, even though a B rating isn't generally too bad (passable but with minor problems found that can easily be fixed).
Source: Four Point Scale -
Some of the accents range from good (Geoff and Michael), to passable (Barbara), to deliberately bad (Burnie), to outright awful (Miles, Jack and Brandon).
Source: Creator / Gavin Free - The South is also seen as being where all the money, jobs and passable weather is in the country, while the North (according to Northeners) has all the down-to-earth honest toil where they just make do with whatever circumstances they land in, however bad they may be.
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