Hearably
//ˈhɪəɹəbli// adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Audibly, auditorily; discernable through hearing. especially, formal
"On high sat the President imploring order, with his long hands put together as in prayer, and his lips visibly but not hearably speaking. At intervals he grasped his bell and swung it up and down with vigor, adding its keen clamor to the storm weltering there below."
Example
More examples"On high sat the President imploring order, with his long hands put together as in prayer, and his lips visibly but not hearably speaking. At intervals he grasped his bell and swung it up and down with vigor, adding its keen clamor to the storm weltering there below."
Etymology
From hearable + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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