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What is the adjective for passing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs pass, passage and password which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

passing
  1. That passes away; ephemeral. [from 14th c.]
  2. (literary) Pre-eminent, excellent, extreme. [from 14th c.]
  3. vague, cursory. [from 18th c.]
  4. going past - passing cars.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. fleeting, temporary, brief, momentary, ephemeral, transitory, transient, evanescent, impermanent, short, fugacious, fugitive, flash, deciduous, fading, perishable, short-lived, fly-by-night, short-term, flitting, quick, cursory, flying, volatile, limited, meteoric, temporal, here today and gone tomorrow, swift, unstable, rapid, hasty, fast, little, shifting, interim, summary, provisional, temp, instantaneous, vanishing, overnight, mortal, rushed, pro tem, pro tempore, provisory, makeshift, acting, lightning … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “The only Frenchmen who had more than a passing interest in the science of nature were likely to be professors of philosophy and medicine.”
      “We must state that, barring a passing reference to this aspect, no serious contention was raised or, indeed, could be raised on the merits of the matter.”
passageable
  1. Through which passage can be made; traversable.
  2. (cytology) Capable of being maintained or preserved indefinitely by transplantation in tissue cultures or other organisms.
passable
  1. that may be passed or traversed
  2. tolerable; satisfactory; adequate
  3. Synonyms:
      4. adequate, fair, tolerable, average, acceptable, satisfactory, decent, middling, okay, OK, common, mediocre, unexceptional, moderate, ordinary, sufficient, respectable, fairish, indifferent, unremarkable, good, medium, vanilla, serviceable, fine, undistinguished, workaday, presentable, admissible, allowable, all right, so-so, good enough, fair-to-middling, run-of-the-mill, bog-standard, not bad, second-rate, half-pie, plain vanilla, sufficiently good, run-of-the-mine, run-of-mine, no great shakes, fairly good, second-class, not up to much, nothing to write home about, moderately good, not too bad … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “In all, this disc is a passable presentation of a surprisingly interesting film.”
      “A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said Whitby and Scarborough were the worst hit areas but all main roads were passable with care.”
      “The filter has become so clogged with debris that it is no longer passable, causing the water flow to be disrupted.”
passed
  1. That has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set collocations).
  2. That has passed a given qualification or examination; qualified.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. approved, accepted, established, traditional, conventional, standard, sanctioned, recognised, recognized, authorised, authorized, customary, official, confirmed, usual, regular, acknowledged, agreed, normal, correct, common, received, universal, appropriate, endorsed, certified, allowed, supported, affirmed, ratified, backed, validated, proven, certain, chosen, legalised, legalized, OK'd, permitted, time-honoured, agreed upon, made official, vouched for, cleared, orthodox, popular, prevailing, acceptable, habitual, general … more
passless
  1. Having no pass; impassable.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Party chairman Francis Maude had to go to apologise, although many were still passless last night.”
passwordlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a password.
passportless
  1. Without a passport.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Passportless travel is almost impossible in most parts of the world.”
passwordless
  1. (computing) Without a password.
passaged
  1. simple past tense and past participle of passage
  2. Synonyms:
      3. moved, relocated, left, resettled, migrated, decamped, emigrated, flitted, removed, quit, quitted, split, changed address, changed house, changed jobs, went away, gone away, moved away, moved house, moved out, travelled, traveled, changed residence, packed your bags, pulled up stakes, upped sticks … more
passaging
  1. present participle of passage
  2. Synonyms:
      3. moving, relocating, leaving, resettling, migrating, decamping, emigrating, flitting, removing, quitting, splitting, changing address, changing house, changing jobs, going away, moving away, moving house, moving out, travelling, traveling, changing residence, packing your bags, pulling up stakes, upping sticks … more
passworded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of password
passwording
  1. present participle of password
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