sensible

non·sen·si·bly, adverbo·ver·sen·si·ble, adjectiveo·ver·sen·si·ble·ness, nouno·ver·sen·si·bly, adverbun·sen·si·ble, adjectiveun·sen·si·ble·ness, nounun·sen·si·bly, adverb

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1. See practical.

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Examples from the Web for sensibly

When hardworking people with limited food have the chance, they sensibly sit or lie, which costs much less energy than standing.
Is Your Chair Killing You? The Consequences of Comfort|Daniel E. Lieberman|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Queen, sensibly, spends all her holidays at Balmoral or Sandringham, where she can truly be assured of total privacy.
The Royals' Secret Lives as One Percenters|Tom Sykes|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Others, like the ability to get into very narrow specialty products, are “advantages” that you have sensibly eschewed.
How to Save it and Where|Megan McArdle|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Richard Holbrooke was a proud specimen of our national character—relentless, expansive, and sensibly patriotic.
An American in Full|Jonathan Alter|December 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST

“Because we are product designers,” Hannes Koch says, sensibly.
My Art Basel Favorites|Anthony Haden-Guest|June 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
At this perilous moment Don Rafael perceived that his horse was sensibly slackening his pace.
The Tiger Hunter|Mayne Reid
I went further; I did all those things which touch most sensibly people who have been used to pomp.
Letters to Sir William Windham and Mr. Pope|Lord Bolingbroke
So you may be assured that I feel most sensibly your kind attention, and send you my heartfelt thanks for remembering me.
Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled from Her Letters and Journals|Charles Edward Stowe
The wind did not sensibly increase, and Paul dared to hope that the gale would not break upon them.
Little By Little|William Taylor Adams
I was sensibly troubled at his requesting Friday, because I could not think of parting with him, and that for many reasons.
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1808)|Daniel Defoe

British Dictionary definitions for sensibly

sensible

/ (ˈsɛnsɪbəl) /

adjective

having or showing good sense or judgmenta sensible decision

(of clothing) serviceable; practicalsensible shoes

having the capacity for sensation; sensitive

capable of being apprehended by the senses

perceptible to the mind

(sometimes foll by of) having perception; awaresensible of your kindness

readily perceived; considerablea sensible difference

noun

Also called: sensible note a less common term for leading note

Derived Formssensibleness, nounsensibly, adverb

Word Origin for sensible

C14: from Old French, from Late Latin sēnsibilis, from Latin sentīre to sense

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Word Origin and History for sensibly (1 of 2)

sensibly

adv.

early 15c., "in a manner perceived to the senses," from sensible + -ly (2). Meaning "with good sense" is attested from 1755.

Word Origin and History for sensibly (1 of 2)

sensible

adj.

late 14c., "capable of sensation or feeling;" also "capable of being sensed or felt, perceptible to the senses," hence "easily understood; logical, reasonable," from Late Latin sensibilis "having feeling, perceptible by the senses," from sensus, past participle of sentire "perceive, feel" (see sense (n.)). Of persons, "aware, cognizant (of something)" early 15c.; "having good sense, capable of reasoning, discerning, clever," mid-15c. Of clothes, shoes, etc., "practical rather than fashionable" it is attested from 1855.

Other Middle English senses included "susceptible to injury or pain" (early 15c., now gone with sensitive); "worldly, temporal, outward" (c.1400); "carnal, unspiritual" (early 15c., now gone with sensual). Related: Sensibleness.

Medicine definitions for sensibly

sensible

[ sĕn′sə-bəl ]

adj.

Perceptible by the senses or by the mind.

Having the faculty of sensation; able to feel or perceive.

Having a perception of something; cognizant.

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