Meanings
adverbconsumably (comparative more consumably, superlative most consumably)
comparative more consumably · superlative most consumably
- in a consumable manner
[…] the results of this study indicate that the material could be used non-consumably or consumably with the expectation of equally good results.
1976, {unattributed}, The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, Volumes 47-49
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁em-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁émeti
- Proto-Italic*emō
- Latinemō
- Latinsūmō
- Latincōnsūmō
- Old Frenchconsumer
- Middle Englishconsumen
- Englishconsume
- Englishconsumable
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishconsumably
From consumable + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
consumably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consumably
MLA
“consumably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consumably. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consumably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consumably.
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