understandable
[uhn-der-stan-duh-buh l]
- capable of being understood; comprehensible.
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Origin of understandable
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Examples from the Web for understandably
Contemporary Examples
The banquet was paid for with public funds, and taxpayers were understandably upset.
Understandably, many of these celebrities choose causes that are personal to them or easy to explain or understand.
Understandably, Borle has a lot to get off his chest on the topic.
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“At that moment it was new and understandably rattling to him,” Condon says.
Given such a multi-vehicle car wreck, voters have understandably tuned out and turnout is expected to be extremely low.
Historical Examples
Understandably, the Navy constantly reiterated these statistics.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
Fisher understandably deviates from Hudson in respect to Mm.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg inE. Bruce Holmes
Jimmy's grandparents were, then, understandably aged seventy-eight and eighty-one.
The Fourth RGeorge Oliver Smith
Many of them could—and did—talk English understandably, and most of them seemed inclined to appreciate the joke.
The Heritage of the SiouxB.M. Bower
Apparently his guides had made a tentative appearance and were, understandably, completely intimidated by Old Stone Face.
Sense from Thought DivideMark Irvin Clifton
Word Origin and History for understandably
understandable
adj.
late 14c., "able to understand;" late 15c., "able to be understood," from understand + -able. Related: Understandably.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper