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commensurately en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English commensurate Middle English -ly English -ly English commensurately From commensurate + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or proportionate.
   • One thing heterofatalism reflects is a persistent lack of faith that those we desire will be able to recognize us as commensurately human. 2025 July 21, Jean Garnett, “The Trouble With Wanting Men”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2025:
   • Admiral Kurita has no identification charts for escort carriers, and so, assumes that the distant targets are fleet carriers. Commensurately, by scale, their escorts must either be battleships or cruisers. The Japanese forces therefore continue to load armor-piercing rounds, what will turn out to be a very fortuitous mistake for their targets for as long as it lasts. 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 12:25 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022:
2. With equal measure or extent.

Forms

Synonyms

proportionately · adequately

Translations (8)

fr convergent (With equal measure or extent.) · de gleichermaßen (With equal measure or extent.) · fr proportionnel (In a commensurate manner.) · nl evenredig (In a commensurate manner.) · nl samenvallend (With equal measure or extent.) · fr correspondant (With equal measure or extent.) · nl overeenstemmend (With equal measure or extent.) · de entsprechend (With equal measure or extent.)