Meanings
comparative more measurably · superlative most measurably
- In a measurable manner.
- To a measurable extent.
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: […]
1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC1 more example
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.
2018 October 3, Drachinifel, 19:12 from the start, in Ship vs Ship - Who Would Win - Episode 001, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbto a measurable degree
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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measurably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/measurably
“measurably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/measurably. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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