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Antonyms for appreciable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-pree-shee-uh-buh l, -shuh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : əˈpri ʃi ə bəl, -ʃə bəl



Definition of appreciable

Origin :
  • 1818 (mid-15c. in sense "worthy"); from French appréciable and directly from Medieval Latin appretiabilis, from Late Latin appretiare (see appreciate). Related: Appreciably.
  • adj easily noticed; considerable
Example sentences :
  • The Leopard Woman hesitated the least appreciable portion of a second.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • There followed an appreciable pause, then two quick flashes.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • And they have been increasing in power and precision at an appreciable rate.
  • Extract from : « The Issahar Artifacts » by Jesse Franklin Bone
  • I have seen it lower, but after forty below the difference is not appreciable.
  • Extract from : « A Negro Explorer at the North Pole » by Matthew A. Henson
  • They are not found to any appreciable extent in food plants.
  • Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
  • For no appreciable reason, she kept it locked, and the key under the bureau cover.
  • Extract from : « Christmas » by Zona Gale
  • No star, no constellation, has any appreciable influence on our solar system.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball
  • But then, he made no appreciable effort to become King of England.
  • Extract from : « Free Air » by Sinclair Lewis
  • That, to atoms, atoms by the nonillions, was no appreciable load at all.
  • Extract from : « The Ultimate Weapon » by John Wood Campbell
  • The pun upon the word 'Kidd' is appreciable in no other language than the English.
  • Extract from : « The Short-story » by William Patterson Atkinson

Synonyms for appreciable

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