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proportionately

proportionately adverb: in a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally.

Adverb

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
    • 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

proportionately meaning in Tamil

proportionately in Tamil

ஏற்றவாறு

Forms of proportionately

comparativemore proportionately
superlativemost proportionately

Origin of proportionately

From proportionate + -ly.

Questions about proportionately

What does proportionately mean?
Proportionately means in a proportionate manner; with due proportion; proportionally.
What is proportionately in Tamil?
Proportionately in Tamil is ஏற்றவாறு. See Proportionately meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is proportionately?
Proportionately is an adverb.

Words near proportionately in the dictionary

  1. proportionalized
  2. proportionally
  3. proportionals
  4. proportionate
  5. proportionated
  6. proportionately
  7. proportionateness
  8. proportionates
  9. proportionating
  10. proportionative
  11. proportionator

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