English Dictionary: considerable | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Considerable \Con*sid"er*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. consid[82]rable.] 1. Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to. It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. --Bp. Wilkins. Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. --Tillotson. 2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons. You are, indeed, a very considerable man. --Junius. 3. Of importance or value. In painting, not every action, nor every person, is considerable enough to enter into the cloth. --Dryden. A considerable sum of money. --Prescott. |