proportionately
/pɹəpˈɔɹʃənətli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally.
Example Sentences
- "During this analysis, it became apparent that the home team seemed to be receiving proportionately greater generosity from the referee than the away team."
- "Whereas numbers of trees and basal areas of all species increased between 1957 and 1972, the 1972—1977 timber harvest reduced the number of large black and scarlet oaks proportionately more than other species."
Etymology
Etymology tree English proportionate Middle English -ly English -ly English proportionately From proportionate + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more proportionately (comparative)
most proportionately (superlative)