Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us. (adjective)
Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable. (adjective)
Examples of word acceptable
My use of the term acceptable refered to what was acceptable to the boy.
And these cars did well in the front and side tests and had what they call acceptable rear impact ratings.
Why it was called "Dawn" I am not now quite clear, but I think it was because I could find no other title acceptable to the publishers.
As Jonathan Stagge, the boys just didn't seem to be able to come up with a title acceptable to their British publishers.
So my question is: Was this term acceptable in 1989 or can its use be chalked up to the fact that Dick Maibaum was 79 years old when he wrote the script?