proportion
noun
comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
proportionably
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a word derived from
proportion.
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a word derived from
proportionable.
Example Sentences
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The supply of fine wool, then, proportionably decreased, and that of medium and coarse increased.
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
The Cockle of our corn-fields is an ornamental plant, the present species resembles it; but while the plant itself is much smaller, its flowers are proportionably larger, and their colours more vivid.
From The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 9 or, Flower-Garden Displayed by William Eleroy Curtis
Under the judicious regulations of his new tutor a methodical course of reading was marked out, and most ardently prosecuted; the pupil’s progress was proportionably rapid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various
Does not this, the more difficult office, exhibit proportionably as many noble wives and true mothers as the other?
From Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. by Edward B. Hall
They usually make their nests in the holes of rocks, and lay two white eggs, which are delicate eating, but not proportionably large for the size of the bird.
From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by J. B. Tyrrell
