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Grammar : Adv
Spell : sen-suh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn sə bəl



Definition of sensibly

Origin :
  • early 15c., "in a manner perceived to the senses," from sensible + -ly (2). Meaning "with good sense" is attested from 1755.
  • As in ostensibly : adv apparently
  • As in cleverly : adv in a clever manner
  • As in intelligently : adv cleverly
  • As in materially : adv concerning matter
  • As in modestly : adv within reasonable limits
  • As in reasonably : adv in a reasonable manner
  • As in understandably : adv naturally
  • As in wisely : adv prudently
Example sentences :
  • I own to you that my pride and my tenderness are sensibly wounded.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I was handsome, and my vanity was sensibly tickled by the metamorphosis.
  • Extract from : « Clarimonde » by Thophile Gautier
  • "I am glad to hear you speak so sensibly, my young friend," said the Scotchman, kindly.
  • Extract from : « The Young Miner » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • Some progress is sensibly made in it; yet not so much as I had hoped and expected.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • It is a sort of expostulation with the Duke, but mildly and sensibly expressed.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. » by Mrs. Thomson
  • But Mary talked too sensibly to incline him to make light of it.
  • Extract from : « Grandmother Dear » by Mrs. Molesworth
  • As to the preternatural gifts of these hags, he sensibly argues: 'Alas!
  • Extract from : « The Superstitions of Witchcraft » by Howard Williams
  • One might as sensibly swear to keep the wind in the south, or the sun from setting!
  • Extract from : « The Damsel and the Sage » by Elinor Glyn
  • Do lower the carrot, gentle Liberty, and let us talk nicely and sensibly.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • As his tormentors had sensibly relaxed, he was able to take steps for his own security.
  • Extract from : « The Tinted Venus » by F. Anstey

Synonyms for sensibly

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