conceivably en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English conceivable Middle English -ly English -ly English conceivably From conceivable + -ly.
Meanings
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In a conceivable manner; possibly.
Considering that no lexicographer can conceivably know all the words of a language, students were asked to ponder what data lexicographers used to inform them about words[.]
2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings of ASIALEX 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, page 145:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more conceivably | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most conceivably | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pl wyobrażalnie (in a conceivable manner)