| Library / English Dictionary |
CONSIDERABLE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
Example:
spent a considerable amount of time on the problem
Classified under:
Similar:
appreciable (enough to be estimated or measured)
goodish; goodly; healthy; hefty; respectable; sizable; sizeable; tidy (large in amount or extent or degree)
right smart ((Southern or Midland) considerable)
significant; substantial (of considerable importance, size, or worth)
Also:
big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Antonym:
inconsiderable (too small or unimportant to merit attention)
Context examples:
There is considerable histologic overlap between non-neoplastic flat hyperplastic lesions and flat neoplastic lesions without atypia.
(Mouse Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia-1A, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
The patient will be admitted into a Medicare funded medical center for a considerable length of time.
(Medicare Certified Long Term Care Hospital, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Requires considerable assistance and frequent medical care.
(Karnofsky Performance Status 50, NCI Thesaurus)
Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.
(Large, NCI Thesaurus)
It also has hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and considerable sedative properties and has been proposed as a preanesthetic agent.
(Lorazepam, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
During the first half of pregnancy, the epithelium undergoes considerable growth leading to the formation of new terminal branches of ducts and of alveoli.
(Mammary Epithelium, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a considerable house, unfurnished, so far as I could judge, in the upper rooms.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The cannon-shot was followed after a considerable interval by a volley of small arms.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“Tut, tut!” said Mr. Utterson; and then after a considerable pause, “Can’t I do anything?” he inquired.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Considerable debate has surrounded the histogenesis of this neoplasm; it usually has a benign nature.
(Granular Cell Tumor, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
