Answerably
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Answerably is an adverb meaning In suitable proportion; proportionately.
Meaning
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
More Meanings
- In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
Example Sentences
Many of the ships, as they could see by the clear moonshine, had weighed anchor, and, profiting by the calm sky, proceeded for more distant parts; answerably to this, the rude alehouses along the beach (although in defiance of the curfew law, they still shone with fire and candle) were no longer thronged with customers, and no longer echoed to the chorus of sea-songs.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proportionably, proportionately, proportionally, commensurately, biproportionally, percentually.
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