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adverb

In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally.

Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

adverbproportionately (comparative more proportionately, superlative most proportionately)

comparative more proportionately · superlative most proportionately

  1. In a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally.

    During this analysis, it became apparent that the home team seemed to be receiving proportionately greater generosity from the referee than the away team.

    1997, Jens Bangsbo, Thomas Reilly, Mike Hughes, Science and Football III: Proceedings of the Third World Congress of Science
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    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.

    2009, Paul S. Johnson, Stephen R. Shifley, Robert Rogers, The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks, 2nd edition, page 245

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbto a proportionate degree

adverbin a way that is in correspondence among the constituents of another entity

adverbin a way that agrees in amount, magnitude or degree

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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