Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈsɛnsəbli/
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[ˈsɛnsɪ̈bli]
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ˈsɛnsəbli
Adverb
In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense.
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[...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help, for fear of slipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, [...].
In a way that can be sensed or noticed; perceptibly.
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Time sensibly all things impairs.
This four months' lastingness would doubtless be sensibly reduced if the tent were subject to numerous transportations and repitchings.
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4. P. californicum n. sp. Very similar in color and sculpture to seriatum. The form is, however, sensibly narrower, averaging very nearly two and one half times as long as wide, while in seriatum the length is ahout two and three- tenths times the width.
Adverb
with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner
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he acted sensibly in the crisis
speak more sanely about these affairs
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acted quite reasonably