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accountably, adv.|əˈkaʊntəblɪ| [f. accountable a. + -ly2.] In a manner accountable, that can be reckoned, or that can be accounted for.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 307 The Sunne ariseth unto the one sooner then the other, and so accountably unto any Nation subjected unto the same parallell. 1665J. Spencer Prophecies 122 He acts so accountably and consonantly to our Notions in the Works of his Providence. 1713Guardian No. 55 (1756) I. 244 If a christian forgoes some present advantage for the sake of his conscience, he acts accountably. |