Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

adv. - In a permissible manner.

edit
Usage examples (31)
  • But surely there may allowably exist in the minds of different men different means of arriving at the same security.
  • Still, Sir, the motive v, bich may allowably have weight with my friends, ought not to have principal Aveight with me.
  • Your sister, who would not in your circumstances have been guilty of your perverseness, may allowably be angry at you for it.
  • Surely, you are not afraid to trust yourself with a secret of this nature: if you are, then you may the more allowably doubt me.
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.