inconsiderable
adjective /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdrəbl/
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪdrəbl/
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘impossible to imagine’): from French, or from late Latin inconsiderabilis, from in- ‘not’ + considerabilis ‘worthy of consideration’, from Latin considerare ‘examine’.
Idioms Idioms
not inconsiderable
- (formal) large; large enough to be considered important
- We have spent a not inconsiderable amount of money on the project already.