construably
construably adverb: in a way that is plausible to construe: in a way that is plausibly construable.
Adverb
construably (not comparable)
- In a way that is plausible to construe: in a way that is plausibly construable.
- The elder Donato was regarded as an eminent Hellenist.³ A collection of 129 sermons, various letters, a pamphlet on benefices, and other pieces of current interest are also ascribed to this learned divine who became Bishop of Padua.⁴ A Manual for the use of the confessor, entitled Modo generale di...1915, William Carew Hazlitt, chapter LXI, in The Venetian Republic: Its Rise, Its Growth, and Its Fall, A.D. 409-1797, volume II: 1457–1797, Adam and Charles Black, page 836
- I think, without citing a case, that your Honor will know, and I think we all know, that the defendant would have had to make it unequivocally clear that he wished to go through a proceeding without a lawyer, even if he was advised he could have one. There is no such evidence in this case...1970, “Colloquy”, in Records and Briefs, New York State Appellate Division, volume 57, page 456
Origin of construably
By surface analysis, construable + -ly, or, by surface analysis, construe + -ably.
Questions about construably
- What does construably mean?
- Construably means in a way that is plausible to construe: in a way that is plausibly construable.
- What part of speech is construably?
- Construably is an adverb.
Words near construably in the dictionary
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