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noticeably

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English

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Etymology

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From noticeable +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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noticeably (comparative more noticeably, superlative most noticeably)

  1. (manner) In a noticeable way.
    We all saw it: he paled noticeably.
  2. (degree) To a detectable degree, sufficient to be noticed.
    It suddenly became noticeably cooler when the sun went behind a cloud.
    • 2016, A. A. Gill, Pour Me a Life:
      My best subject was the nature table, because I brought in the shiversome newts with their uterine flanged backs. I was moderately bullied. There were kids more noticeably tormentable than me.
    • 2025 April 24, Sammi Awami, “Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates”, in BBC[1]:
      A normally bustling border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was noticeably quieter than usual on Thursday as a result of an escalating regional trade row.
  3. (modal) In truth and observably.
    Noticeably, what had been merely annoying to her was becoming infuriating.

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