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Definition of 'appreciable'

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appreciable

(əpriːʃəbəl )
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
An appreciable amount or effect is large enough to be important or clearly noticed.
[formal]
It contains less than 1 per cent fat and an appreciable amount of protein.
This has not had an appreciable effect on production.
Synonyms: significant, marked, obvious, considerable   More Synonyms of appreciable
appreciably (əpriːʃəbli )  adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective]
Travel had not mellowed him appreciably.
Summer temperatures are appreciably more comfortable there.
Synonyms: significantly, obviously, definitely, considerably   More Synonyms of appreciable
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appreciable in British

(əˈpriːʃɪəbəl , -ʃəbəl)
adjective
sufficient to be easily seen, measured, or noticed
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Derived forms
appreciably (apˈpreciably)
  adverb
Word Frequency

appreciable in American

(əˈpriʃəbəl ; əprēˈshəbəl; əˈpriʃiəbəl ; əprēˈshēəbəl)
adjective
enough to be perceived or estimated; noticeable; measurable
an appreciable difference
SIMILAR WORDS:  perˈceptible
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
appreciably (apˈpreciably)
  adverb
Word origin of 'appreciable'
ME & OFr < ML appretiabilis: see appreciate & -able

Example sentences containing 'appreciable'

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He had always had a soft skin with no appreciable beard line, and now the moustache gave him a certain sporty air. Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME (2002)After some appreciable delay the banker returned, accompanied by another man. Dobbs, Michael THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS (2002)There was an appreciable lightening of the darkness and a faint luminosity drifted around them. Jack Higgins THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)
The master plans eradicate any appreciable population in that godforsaken place. Gregory Maguire WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (2002)

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Definition of appreciable from the Collins English Dictionary

The present continuous tense

Typical forms of this tense are as in: I am winning. He is winning. Am I winning? Is she winning? I am not winning. He is not winning. Aren’t I winning? Isn’t she winning? Am I not winni...
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