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recognizably

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adv

Meaning 1

in a recognizable manner

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The body was badly burned, but still recognizably human.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unrecognizably

2

adverb

Meaning 2

to a recognizable degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was recognizably slimmer now

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unrecognizably

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English recognizable Middle English -ly English -ly English recognizably From recognizable + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: rekoneble — in a recognizable manner
  • French: reconnaissablement — in a recognizable manner
  • Georgian: საცნობად (sacnobad) — in a recognizable manner
  • Hungarian: felismerhetően — in a recognizable manner
  • Latin: cognōscibiliter — in a recognizable manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: ра̏зговије̄тно — in a recognizable manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: ра̏згове̄тно — in a recognizable manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: rȁzgovijētno — in a recognizable manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: rȁzgovētno — in a recognizable manner
  • Slovak: rozoznateľne — in a recognizable manner