semiquantitative

[ sem-ee-kwon-ti-tey-tiv, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˌsɛm iˈkwɒn tɪˌteɪ tɪv, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

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Origin of semiquantitative

First recorded in 1925–30; semi- + quantitative

OTHER WORDS FROM semiquantitative

sem·i·quan·ti·ta·tive·ly, adverb

How to use semiquantitative in a sentence

Here they are semi-touching at a grocery store; she likes kombucha.
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Brinsley stepped up to the passenger side of the patrol car, raised a silver Taurus semi-automatic pistol and began firing.
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Tiger Lily and her tribe, however, were outfitted in semi-realistic outfits (read: nearly naked).
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For the next hour and half I was the willing sex slave of a semi-professional Master I had met through a friend.
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After curing the elderly of their semi-suicidal depression, winning the White House must seem like a snap.
Ben Carson’s Bizarrely Serious, Seriously Bizarre Campaign Crew|Olivia Nuzzi|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Quantitative estimation does not furnish much of definite clinical value.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Quantitative estimation of the total sulphates yields little of clinical value.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
We suffer, nearly all of us, from a lack of quantitative grasp and from an imperfect grasp of form.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Our troops have done all that flesh and blood can do against semi-permanent works, and they are not able to carry them.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The stop-keys will be seen arranged in an inclined semi-circle overhanging and just above the keyboards.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller