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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But all is changed; some word, some look excite the lagging blood, laughter dances in the eyes, and the spirits rise proportionably high.
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Florence A. Thomas Marshall
On the other hand, America will derive fresh vigor from this mark of friendship, and their attachment to his Majesty become proportionably more strong.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various
But little time is saved by dispensing with “wetting,” as it takes proportionably longer to wash, and it is not so well for the sheep to be kept so long in the water at once.
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
An enormous additional item, namely, the price of slaves, being added to the cost of production, all other elements of that cost require to be proportionably smaller, or profits fail.”
From The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It by Hinton Rowan Helper
My old competitor's newspaper declined proportionably, and I was satisfied without retaliating his refusal, while postmaster, to permit my papers being carried by the riders.
From Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) by Benjamin Franklin
