PROPORTIONABLY
Etymology
Adverb
proportionably (comparative more proportionably, superlative most proportionably)
In a proportionable manner; proportionately.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv.
Definition: Proportionally. Locke.
PROPORTIONABLE
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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