Considerable
[kən'sɪd(ə)rəb(ə)l] or [kən'sɪdərəbl]
Definition
(adj.) large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; 'a considerable quantity'; 'the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign'; 'went to considerable trouble for us'; 'spent a considerable amount of time on the problem' .
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Definition
(a.) Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.
(a.) Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons.
(a.) Of importance or value.
Editor: Lou
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Respectable, worthy of consideration.[2]. Moderately large, not small.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Important, large, extensive
ANT:Unimportant, trifling, inconsiderable
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Examples
- Traders and other undertakers may, no doubt with great propriety, carry on a very considerable part of their projects with borrowed money. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Many treatises in different languages have been published on pigeons, and some of them are very important, as being of considerable antiquity. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Beppo did not despair, and he conducted his search with considerable ingenuity and perseverance. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Had they made any considerable part of their property, such a resolution could never have been agreed to. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Barren timber for building is of great value in a populous and well-cultivated country, and the land which produces it affords a considerable rent. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The carbon being only slightly compressed will offer considerable resistance to the flow of current from the local battery, and therefore the signal on the local sounder will be weak. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Everything was, in short, as it should be on the approach of so considerable an event. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- She mused upon the meeting a considerable time. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mr. Tupman immediately presented himself, with a look of very considerable surprise. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A considerable crime is in contemplation. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He sat looking at the horse's ears, as if he saw something new there; and sat so, for a considerable time. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It makes a considerable difference to me, having someone with me on whom I can thoroughly rely. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- We shall make Mr. Pickwick pay for peeping,' said Fogg, with considerable native humour, as he unfolded his papers. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It had to march a considerable distance directly under the eye of the enemy to reach its position. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He returned to London, left the army, and went away to the East, with a considerable sum of money which he inherited from his mother. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Along this whole space of the Cordillera true glaciers do not now exist even at much more considerable heights. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- There remained throughout the whole period considerable areas in which the elaboration of the arts of life could go on. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But these distinctions and definitions are faulty in very considerable articles. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I arrived on time, but had been doing some considerable thinking on the subject. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The organization was crude, the steam-engineering talent poor, and owing to the impossibility of getting any considerable capital subscribed, the plants were put in as cheaply as possible. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Perhaps, however, if it were buried in quicksilver, it might preserve, for a considerable space of time, its vegetable life, its smell, and colour. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- One was to erect a new order of jurisdiction, by establishing magistrates and a town-council in every considerable town of his demesnes. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The contraction of the frog's legs may with considerable safety be said to be caused by these mechanical vibrations being transmitted through the conducting wires. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- During the day General Meade's advance had considerable fighting with the enemy's rear-guard, but was unable to bring on a general engagement. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Well, very soon I found that I was saving considerable sums of money. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- These travels of Marco Polo were only the beginning of a very considerable intercourse. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Turner had a considerable household, some half-dozen at the least. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Come, come,' said Mr. Pickwick, with considerable emotion, 'we will see what can be done, when I know all about the matter. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The proportion between them, therefore, must remain the same, and cannot well be altered, at least for any considerable time, by any such revolutions. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Mrs. Sowerberry looked up with an expression of considerable wonderment. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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