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Definition of Sensibly
1. Adverb. With good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner. "Acted quite reasonably"
Definition of Sensibly
1. adv. In a sensible manner; so as to be perceptible to the senses or to the mind; appreciably; with perception; susceptibly; sensitively.
Definition of Sensibly
1. Adverb. In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense. ¹
2. Adverb. (context: dated or formal) In a sensible manner; in a way that can be sensed, noticed: perceptibly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sensibly
1. sensible [adv] - See also: sensible
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sensibly
Literary usage of Sensibly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"Power to prevent the fatall Conquest (for which noe Man could be more sensibly
afflicted), he had, however, this Comfort in the common Calamity, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... not mean to appear before the judges, but to take a solemn oath at some holy
place or sanctuary where the presence of the deity was more sensibly felt. ..."
3. A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, Beginning October 20, 1737: By by William Stephens (1906)
"... we hoped it was the last Effort of his ™^ Distemper; for he grew sensibly more
and more easy every Hour. It may not be unworthy Remark here, ..."
4. Scientific Papers by John William Strutt Rayleigh (1900)
"ON THE ACCURACY OF FOCUS NECESSARY FOR sensibly PERFECT DEFINITION. [Phil. Mag.
XX. pp. 354—358, 1885.] IN my "Investigations in Optics*" I have examined ..."
5. The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1837)
"I can neither be sensibly touched with joy nor grief, when I consider that possibly
the cause of either is removed before the letter comes to my hands. ..."
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