"sensibly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈsɛnsəbli/ Forms: more sensibly [comparative], most sensibly [superlative]
Etymology: sensible + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sensible|ly}} sensible + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} sensibly (comparative more sensibly, superlative most sensibly)
  1. In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense. Translations (in a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense): խելոք (xelokʻ) (Armenian), խելացի (xelacʻi) (Armenian), разумно (razumno) (Bulgarian), assenyadament (Catalan), järkevästi (Finnish), mielekkäästi (Finnish), raisonnablement (French), ragionevolmente (Italian), sensatamente (Italian), accortamente (Italian), assennatamente (Italian), sapienter (Latin), rozsądnie (Polish), razumno (Serbo-Croatian), разумно (Serbo-Croatian), prudentemente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sensibly-en-adv-xjML9za6 Disambiguation of 'in a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense': 73 27
  2. (dated or formal) In a way that can be sensed or noticed; perceptibly.
    Sense id: en-sensibly-en-adv-Lw4OnkrY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 44 56

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