proportionable
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of proportionable
1350–1400; Middle English proporcionable < Late Latin prōportiōnābilis. See proportion, -able
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I expect measure hard enough and must furnish apace with proportionable armour.
From The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America by Nathaniel Ward
A proportionable part of the hill was included in the grant.
From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Andrew Kippis
All extra feeding, therefore, must be begun very gradually; and it does not appear, in any case, to produce proportionable results.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
And such hath been the judgment of this kingdom, as appears by that act of parliament which hath provided punishments proportionable to the quality of the offence.
From State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) by Sir Harry Lushington Stephen
We live up to our expectations, not to our possessions, and make a figure proportionable to what we may be, not what we are.
From Pearls of Thought by Maturin Murray Ballou
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