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TANGIBLY
tangibly
(adverb) in a tangible manner; “virtue is tangibly rewarded”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
tangibly (comparative more tangibly, superlative most tangibly)
In a tangible manner.
Antonyms
• intangibly
Source: Wiktionary
TANGIBLE
Tan"gi*ble, a. Etym: [L. tangibilis, fr. tangere to touch: cf. F. tangible. See Tangent.]
1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. Bacon.
2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident. "A tangible blunder." Byron. Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others. Southey.
– Tan"gi*ble*ness, n.
– Tan"gi*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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