allowably

In permitted fashion

In a manner that is permitted or acceptable.

The word appears most often in legal, regulatory, or formal contexts where rules govern what can be done: The funds may be allowably spent on equipment but not salaries.

It answers the question of whether something falls within permitted bounds.

acceptable

acceptably

To adequate degree

reasonably · passably · suitably · appropriately · properly · fittingly · correctly · rightly · duly · legitimately

permitted

permissibly

In an allowed manner

permitted · licensed · granted · endorsed · ratified · validated · certified · accredited · legitimized · consented

legal

lawfully

In legal compliance

legitimately · licitly · jurisdictionally · compliantly

tolerable

tolerably

Adequately, without excellence

sustainably · livably · moderately · sufficiently · adequately · passably

Opposites
permission/prohibition

allowablyimpermissibly

In a forbidden manner

inexcusably · unacceptably · inadmissibly · against the rules · unjustifiably

legality

allowablyillegally

Contrary to law

unlawfully · illicitly · criminally · against the law · lawlessly

Phrases
Family

allowable, unallowable, disallowable

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G