measurably
/mˈɛʒɚəbli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a measurable manner.
adv
To a measurable extent.
Example Sentences
- "During this interlude, Warwick, though he had slackened his pace measurably, had so nearly closed the gap between himself and them as to hear the old woman say, with the dulcet negro intonation: […]"
- "Now, Bismarck and Tirpitz versus Alabama and South Dakota is not quite the same level of curbstomp as the previous battle, mainly due to the fact that, well, the second pair is gonna last - that battle's gonna last more than five minutes; however, it's still a case of, well, the South Dakota class is measurably superior to the Bismarck class in terms of total firepower, as we discussed previously."
Etymology
Etymology tree English measurable Middle English -ly English -ly English measurably From measurable + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more measurably (comparative)
most measurably (superlative)