proportionable
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Origin of proportionable
1350–1400; Middle English proporcionable < Late Latin prōportiōnābilis. See proportion, -able
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Here we found an old-established empire advanced to its crisis; the magnificence and luxury of the great carried to the highest excess, and the people in a proportionable degree of oppression and debasement.
From Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady by Chapone, Hester
Her impatience was proportionable to the love she had for them, and which made her wish to foreknow all the happiness that was like to attend them.
From The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; by Defoe, Daniel
The Measure of the Food ought to be proportionable to the Quality and Condition of the Stomach, because the Stomach is to digest it.
From Medicina Flagellata Or, The Doctor Scarify'd by Anonymous
No appointment to office of any kind was made, except in consideration of a proportionable sum paid down into her own coffers.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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 Jennings, Robert
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