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noticeably en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English noticeable Middle English -ly English -ly English noticeably From noticeable + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a noticeable way.
   • We all saw it: he paled noticeably.
2. (qualifier:degree) To a detectable degree, sufficient to be noticed.
   • A normally bustling border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result of an escalating regional trade row. 2025 April 24, Sammi Awami, “Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates”, in BBC:
   • It suddenly became noticeably cooler when the sun went behind a cloud.
   • My best subject was the nature table, because I brought in the shiversome newts with their uterine flanged backs. I was moderately bullied. There were kids more noticeably tormentable than me. 2016, A. A. Gill, Pour Me a Life:
3. (modal) In truth and observably.
   • Noticeably, what had been merely annoying to her was becoming infuriating.

Forms

Synonyms

clearly (in a noticeable way) · evidently · plainly

Translations (8)

fi havaittavasti (to a detectable degree) · sv märkbart (to a detectable degree) · ca sensiblement (to a detectable degree) · bg значително (to a detectable degree) · bg забележимо (to a detectable degree) · fi näkyvästi (to a detectable degree) · fr sensiblement (to a detectable degree) · fi huomattavasti (to a detectable degree)