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Appreciably

Definition: Appreciably

Appreciably

Adverb

1. To a noticeable degree; "they weather was appreciably colder".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "appreciably" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1868. (references)


Crosswords: Appreciably

English words defined with "appreciably": subartesian. (references)
Specialty definitions using "appreciably": aerodynamic fan, artesian waterchike coildisturbing forceOceanic VolcanoesPermanent ControlRight Moversmall choke, sound probevarying speed motor. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Appreciably

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Although the long-term use of these agents poses certain risks, they are not appreciably different from their use in acute situations. (references)

The risks of preventive therapy with lithium or tricyclic antidepressants do not appear to differ appreciably from the adverse reactions to these drugs for treatment of acute episodes of mood disorders, with the exception of impaired thyroid function, which may increase in frequency over time on preventive lithium therapy. (references)

Business

The use of irrevocable letters of credit for the Italian market has declined appreciably in recent years. (references)

Children

Sierra Leone

Ethnic differences also did not appear to contribute appreciably to the RUF rebellion, the 1997 coup, or the civil conflict. (references)

Economic History

Austria

Electricity and telecom costs have come down appreciably in response to liberalization and competition. (references)

Iraq

The mountainous region of northern Iraq receives appreciably more precipitation than the central or southern desert region. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Appreciably

"Appreciably" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Appreciably" is used about 138 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%13827,024

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Appreciably

Language Translations for "appreciably"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

看得出 (Appreciable). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

huomattavasti (considerably, markedly, noticeably, perceptibly). (various references)

   

German

  

merklich (appreciable, distinct, marked, markedly, noticeable, noticeably, perceptible, perceptibly, sensible), merkbar (appreciable, noticeable, retainable). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αισθητώσ (noticeably, perceptibly, sensibly). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

észrevehetően (imperceptibly, noticeably, sensibly). (various references)

   

Italian

  

percettibile (appreciable, observable, perceptible). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

평가 수 있. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

appreciablyay

   

Romanian

  

apreciabil (appreciable, considerable, sensible), sensibil (considerable, considerably, delicate, feeling, impressible, impressionable, marked, noticeably, painful, palpable, passible, responsive, scrupulous, sensible, sensitive, sentient, susceptible, tangible, tender, thin-skinned, touchy). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

значительно (amain, apreciably, by far, by long odds, considerably, far [d], far and away, materially, notably, noticeably, significantly, sizably, to a degree, tremendously, vastly). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

primetno (distinctly, markedly, noticeably), osetno (sensibly), merljivo (measurably). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Appreciably

Derivations

Words ending with "appreciably": inappreciably. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Appreciably" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: appreciability. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Appreciably"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "appreciably" (pronounced uprē"shublē)
4-u b l ēadmirably, amiably, amicably, arguably, audibly, charitably, comfortably, comparably, conceivably, considerably, credibly, creditably, demonstrably, equitably, fashionably, favorably, feasibly, flexibly, forcibly, formidably, honorably, horribly, impeccably, imperceptibly, implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incomparably, incredibly, indelibly, indisputably, inevitably, inexorably, inexplicably, inextricably, inseparably, interchangeably, interminably, intolerably, invariably, irreparably, irresistibly, irresponsibly, irretrievably, irreversibly, irrevocably, justifiably, knowledgeably, measurably, memorably, miserably, notably, noticeably, ostensibly, palpably, passably, peaceably, plausibly, possibly, predictably, preferably, presumably, probably, profitably, reasonably, recognizably, regrettably, reliably, remarkably, respectably, responsibly, sensibly, suitably, terribly, unacceptably, unaccountably, unalterably, unavoidably, unbearably, unbelievably, uncomfortably, uncontrollably, undeniably, understandably, unequivocably, unfavorably, unjustifiably, unmistakably, unpredictably, unquestionably, unreasonably, unseasonably, visibly.
3-b l ēably, assembly, bubbly, doubly, feebly, glibly, humbly, immeasurably, nimbly, nobly, reassembly, subassembly, superbly, trembly.

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Anagrams: Appreciably

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-i-l-p-p-r-y"

-3 letters: capabler, palpebra, rippable.

-4 letters: airplay, apparel, applier, bilayer, caliber, calibre, caliper, capable, capably, carpale, clapper, clayier, clipper, crappie, cripple, epicarp, paprica, papyral, parable, payable, prelacy, reapply, replica.

-5 letters: abelia, aecial, aerial, aerily, apiary, apical, appeal, appear, arabic, arable, bailer, bailey, barely, barley, beylic, bleary, capper, caribe, carpal, carpel, clypei, crappy, earlap, eclair, epical.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-e-i-l-p-p-r-y"
 

+2 letters: inappreciably.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Appreciably


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 70 70 72 65 63 69 61 62 6C 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    .--.    .--.    .-.    .    -.-.    ..    .-    -...    .-..    -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01110000 01110000 01110010 01100101 01100011 01101001 01100001 01100010 01101100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#112 &#112 &#114 &#101 &#99 &#105 &#97 &#98 &#108 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0070 0070 0072 0065 0063 0069 0061 0062 006C 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3582828471697567687891

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Appreciably"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

Chinese

字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kiinalainen, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, 중국, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski

Finnish

määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, 핀란", finlandezã, финский, finski jezik, finski

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , saksalainen, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, 독일, neamţ, немецкий, germanski

Greek

λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση希腊语, 希臘語 , kreikkalainen, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, 그리스, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik

Hungarian

szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , unkarilainen, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar

Italian

dizionario, definizione, traduzione意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italialainen, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, 이탈리아, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski

Korean

사 , 의, 번역韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, koreai, 한국, limba coreeanã, coreean, кореец, корейский, korejski, korejski jezik, koreanac

Romanian

dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire罗马尼亚语, romanialainen, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, 루마니아, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski

Russian

словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, 러시아, русский, ruski jezik, ruski

Serbo-Croatian

leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translation英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, 영국, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Usage Frequency
5. Translations: Modern
6. Derivations
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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