demonstrably
/diˈmɑnstrəbli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In such a manner that is capable of being demonstrated, shown, or proved (without doubt).
Example Sentences
- "The country has become demonstrably less safe under his leadership."
- "Hence it followeth demonstrably, if our refusall to receiue Maister Blackwell to our Arch-priest, did, or could any way possibly make vs schismaticks, that the only and principall cause of such our refusall, was, and of all necessitie must needes haue bin, for that the Pope (note our words) or the Cardinall by his commission, had (instituting the subordination) appointed him for our Superior […]"
- "Which (besides, that it would justifie the Socinian, in telling the World, That they have been a long Time troubled with a needless sort of Men called Preachers or Ministers) is most demonstrably false, there being some Thousands in the World, that can Discourse well in Company, and many Lawyers that can Plead very well at a Bar;"
Etymology
Etymology tree English demonstrable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English demonstrably From demonstrable + -ly. First attested in the early 17th century.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /diˈmɑnstrəbli/
- British English: /dɪˈmɒnstrəbliː/