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appreciable
[ uh-pree-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl ]
adjective
- sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable:
There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
appreciable
/ -ʃəbəl; əˈpriːʃɪəbəl /
adjective
- sufficient to be easily seen, measured, or noticed
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Derived Forms
- apˈpreciably, adverb
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Other Words From
- ap·preci·a·bly adverb
- unap·preci·a·ble adjective
- unap·preci·a·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of appreciable1
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Example Sentences
Maybe that was because I was beginning to pick up an appreciable income outside the office, and thus felt rich.
The tenor of the divorce had no appreciable effect on marital outcomes for males.
Did she have any appreciable influence on him, and thus on history?
But that had no appreciable effect on military performance until the top leadership itself began to waver and retreat.
There was an appreciable instance of silence, and each of the adversaries could hear the loud beating of his own heart.
Smaller than the smallest of the satellites, it showed no appreciable disk, but its light was dazzling.
She looked at him for an appreciable fraction of a minute ere she answered, and when she did, it was in the monosyllable—‘Yes.’
She looked at him for an appreciable fraction of a minute ere she answered, and when she did, it was in the monosyllable—“Yes.”
Even those that Elwood had picked, and thrown down at the entrance of the cavern, glowed with appreciable glimmer.
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