consumably en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English consumable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English consumably From consumable + -ly.
Meanings
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in a consumable manner
[…] the results of this study indicate that the material could be used non-consumably or consumably with the expectation of equally good results.
1976, {unattributed}, The Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, Volumes 47-49
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most consumably | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more consumably | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |