CONFORMABLY

conformably

(adverb) in a conformable manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

conformably (comparative more conformably, superlative most conformably)

With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*form"a*bly, adv.

Definition: With conformity or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.

Conformably to the law and nature of God. Bp. Beveridge.

CONFORMABLE

Con*form"a*ble, a.

1. Corresponding in form, character, opinions, etc.; similar; like; consistent; proper or suitable; --usually followed by to.

The fragments of Sappho give us a taste of her way of writing perfectly conformable with that character. Addison.

Conformable to Scripture as well as to philosophy. Whewell.

To make matters somewhat conformable for the old knight. Sir W. Scott.

2. Disposed to compliance or obedience; ready to follow directions; submissive; compliant.

I have been to you a true and humble wife, At all times to your will conformable. Shak.

3. (Geol.) Parallel, or nearly so; -- said of strata in contact.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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