comprehensibly
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3.4
- adverb
- /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəblɪ/
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comprensiblemente
- Thus, the weakening of Nixon and the strengthening of Kissinger were so intertwined that they are more comprehensibly treated as a synergism than as two separate phenomena.
Examples
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After diagnosis, families were also reported to have a strong need to receive and share information about their child's diagnosis, to have questions answered honestly and comprehensibly, and to understand why certain procedures were carried out for the patient (Northam, 1997; Shields et al., 1995; Sloper, 1996; Wochna, 1997).
Academic text (2003) -
Though his sentences began comprehensibly, they soon lapsed into terms that were familiar but not understood.
Fiction book (2000) -
The ability to read for understanding, interpret visual information, write comprehensibly and persuasively, and solve numeric problems are and will remain the foundations on which all other knowledge work skills rest.
Academic text (2006) -
To discourse comprehensibly on change, then, engages a vast enterprise of comparative civilizational studies.
Academic text (2000) -
The teacher explained the mathematics problem comprehensibly, ensuring all the students understood how to solve it.
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He presented the report comprehensibly, making it easy for everyone to follow his analysis of the data.
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The author writes comprehensibly, which helps readers grasp complex ideas without confusion.
Synonyms
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1.0
In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand
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1.8
In a clear and obvious way that is easy to understand
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3.4
In a way that makes sense because of the situation
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5.5
Clearly so people understand it in only one way
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4.9
In a clear and easy way that people can understand
In a clear, simple way that people can understand
Antonyms
How Clearly
Surface Forms
Morphology
comprehensibly = comprehensible (transparent) = comprehend + ible + ly
The adverb is a regular -ly derivative of 'comprehensible', a standard adjective meaning 'able to be understood'.
Etymology
Comprehensibly comes from comprehend, which breaks into com- 'together' and -prehend 'to grasp', like taking something in your hand. So, to explain something comprehensibly is to make it easy to 'grasp' or understand.