Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commensurately

/kəmˈɛnsɚətli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: com-men-su-rate-ly
IPA: /kəmˈɛnsɚətli/

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.

adv

With equal measure or extent.

Example Sentences

"Admiral Kurita has no identification charts for escort carriers, and so, assumes that the distant targets are fleet carriers. Commensurately, by scale, their escorts must either be battleships or cruisers. The Japanese forces therefore continue to load armor-piercing rounds, what will turn out to be a very fortuitous mistake for their targets for as long as it lasts."
"One thing heterofatalism reflects is a persistent lack of faith that those we desire will be able to recognize us as commensurately human."

Etymology

Etymology tree English commensurate Middle English -ly English -ly English commensurately From commensurate + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more commensurately (comparative) most commensurately (superlative)

Synonyms

adequately proportionately

Questions

How do you pronounce commensurately?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈɛnsɚətli/.
What does commensurately mean?: In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
Where does commensurately come from?: Etymology tree English commensurate Middle English -ly English -ly English commensurately From commensurate + -ly.

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