appreciably
/əˈpɹiːʃi.əbli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.45 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.
Example Sentences
- "His fervour tempered her resistance appreciably."
- "The losses incurred on non-paying sectors of the network have in consequence been appreciably reduced."
- "If there are infinite universes, of course there’d be infinite universes where Rick isn’t the smartest person around. But we’ve never seen Rick end up in a place where other people are appreciably smarter than him."
Etymology
Etymology tree English appreciable Middle English -ly English -ly English appreciably From appreciable + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more appreciably (comparative)
most appreciably (superlative)