US /əˈpɹiːʃəbl/
adj Freq #92411

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    enough to be estimated or measured

    Appreciable amounts of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor.

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Word family
Forms appreciably
Derived forms appreciabilityappreciablenessappreciablyinappreciablenonappreciableunappreciable
Related forms appreciatableappreciation

Etymology

From French appréciable. By surface analysis, appreci(ate) + -able.

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