| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In an answerable manner; in due proportion or correspondence; suitably.[Websters]
2. In an adequate, germane or sufficient manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an appropriate or homologous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a congruous, apposite or convenient manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a congruent or proportional manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an apt or due manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a congenial, great or pleasant manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a fair, pertinent, relative or sportsmanlike manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a decorous, nice or sympathetic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective answerable.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (answerable) | 1. Capable of being answered.[Wordnet]. 2. Morally or legally responsible to a higher authority; "parents are answerable for their child's acts".[Wordnet]. 3. Possible to answer.[Wordnet]. 4. Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.[Websters]. 5. Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.[Websters]. 6. Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.[Websters]. 7. Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement answerable to the preparation for it.[Websters]. 8. Equal; equivalent; adequate.[Websters]. 9. Being accountable, responsible, liable or chargeable.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb answerably.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ANSWERABLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ANSWERABLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] In due proportion, correspondence or conformity; suitably; as, continents have rivers answerably larger than isles. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
