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proportionably

proportionably adverb: in a proportionable manner; proportionately.

Adverb

proportionably (comparative more proportionably, superlative most proportionably)

  1. In a proportionable manner; proportionately.
    • Happy is that man that hath so proportionably directed his estate, as his riches may discharge and supply the same, without care or encombrance to himselfe[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 40, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
    • It may at first appear strange, but I believe it is true, that I cannot by means of money raise a poor man and enable him to live much better than he did before, without proportionably depressing others in the same class.1798, Thomas Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population, page 79

Forms of proportionably

comparativemore proportionably
superlativemost proportionably

Origin of proportionably

From proportionable + -ly.

Questions about proportionably

What does proportionably mean?
Proportionably means in a proportionable manner; proportionately.
What part of speech is proportionably?
Proportionably is an adverb.

Words near proportionably in the dictionary

  1. proport
  2. proportion
  3. proportionability
  4. proportionable
  5. proportionableness
  6. proportionably
  7. proportional
  8. proportional analogies
  9. proportional analogy
  10. proportional navigation
  11. proportional representation

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