PROPORTIONABLE

proportionable

(adjective) proportionate

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

proportionable (comparative more proportionable, superlative most proportionable)

Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional.

In the correct proportion; proportional; commensurable.

Antonyms

• unproportionable

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*por"tion*a*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional; also, proportional; proportionate.

– Pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. But eloquence may exist without a proportionable degree of wisdom. Burke. Proportionable, which is no longer much favored, was of our [i. e., English writers'] own coining. Fitzed. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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