Definition of 'appreciable'
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.
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adjective
an appreciable difference
SIMILAR WORDS: perˈceptible
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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. THE ENDLESS GAME (2002)After some appreciable delay the banker returned, accompanied by another man. THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS (2002)There was an appreciable lightening of the darkness and a faint luminosity drifted around them. THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)
The master plans eradicate any appreciable population in that godforsaken place. WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (2002)
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