"comparably" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /kɒmˈpæɹəbl̩i/ [US], /kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩i/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-comparably.wav [US] Forms: more comparably [comparative], most comparably [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English comparable Middle English -ly English -ly English comparably From comparable + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|comparable|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English comparable Middle English -ly English -ly English comparably [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "comparably", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="comparably"> From comparable + -ly., {{ety|en|:af|comparable|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English comparable 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 comparably From comparable + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} comparably (comparative more comparably, superlative most comparably)
  1. In a comparable manner; by comparison
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