measurably

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measurably - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis.
     See Measure, and cf. Mensurable.]
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     1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or
        computation.
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     2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive.
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              Of his diet measurable was he.        --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster] -- Meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n. --
        Meas"ur*a*bly, adv.
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              Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians.
                                                    --Latimer.
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measurably - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  measurably
      adv 1: to a measurable degree; "the difference is measurably
             large" [ant: immeasurably]