discernablyadv.
/dᵻˈsəːnəbli/, U.S. /dᵻˈsərnəbli/ = discernibly adv.
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adverb]
sensiblya1398
sensually?a1425
palpablya1456
feelably?a1475
there1535
discernably1561
sensible1590
discernibly1645
distinguishably1704
perceptivelya1774
sensitively1797
1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. i. f. 127 That spirituall drinke was truely in dede but not discernably to the eie perceiued.
1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 364 Its taste is more discernably nitrous.
1720 tr. C. Bennet Theatrum Tabidorum xxi. 92 No part of that, or of any other Fluid of the Body, is so discernably bitter upon the Tongue and Palate.
1817 Mass Agric. Repository & Jrnl. 4 273 The fact is, however, that these roots do not discernably taper more than a few inches.
1916 H. S. Williams Fauna of Chapman Sandstone of Maine 30 Musculature of pedicle valve fan shaped..not discernably cordate or insinuate in front.
2002 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 7 Dec. sp1 The beef is discernably superior and better seasoned than that at our last stop.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1561