"considerably" meaning in English

See considerably in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /kənˈsɪdərəbli/ Audio: en-us-considerably.ogg [US]
Etymology: considerable + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|considerable|ly}} considerable + -ly
  1. You use considerably when you want to make a comparative adjective stronger.
    Sense id: simple-considerably-en-adv-NlufqwA~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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