considerably

UK/kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/US/kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/

adverbB2Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,599 of 15,258leans written

Considerably means by a large amount. Enough that anybody would notice.

It nearly always sits before a comparative, giving considerably better, considerably more expensive, considerably longer than expected. That is its natural home. The word is formal and it belongs to reports and reviews rather than to conversation, where a lot does the same job. Its usefulness is that it claims a big difference without naming a figure, which is also why careful readers ask for the number.

Definitions of considerably

1adverbconsiderablyBy a large amount.B2
“The second version is considerably faster.”

Where it comes from

From considerable + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 1 of A Man Called Ove.

Practise this word

considerably in the wild

Netlabels may have a considerably lower staff count than traditional record labels, in some instances being only a single individual in control of their music, maintaining sole ownership.
Netlabel
The shape, angle, and direction of an erection vary considerably between humans.
Erection
The rank of captain in the Royal Navy is considerably more senior (equivalent to the Army/RM rank of colonel) and the two ranks should not be confused.
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
The size of the heiden also varies considerably and there are some exceptions regarding its location.
Heiden (Shinto)
However, the rate of violent crime has declined considerably in the past decade.
Crime in Nevada

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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