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demonstrably

American  
[dih-mon-struh-blee] / dɪˈmɒn strə bli /

adverb

  1. in a way that can be demonstrated or proved.

    Privatization may be good for the government contractors who profit, but it's demonstrably less efficient in sectors like health care.

  2. very evidently; obviously.

    Earlier in the game, the wide receiver was demonstrably agitated about not getting the ball enough.


Other Word Forms

  • nondemonstrably adverb
  • undemonstrably adverb

Etymology

Origin of demonstrably

demonstrab(le) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Democratic systems depend on something more demanding: the ability to tolerate disagreement, engage with complexity and distinguish between what feels true and what is demonstrably so.

From The Wall Street Journal

A lawyer for Alexander called the civil suit a "demonstrably false lawsuit for maximum media impact".

From BBC

“Coding has become the first domain where AI demonstrably outperforms humans at scale,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Duterte's defence had argued the former leader's short-term memory was "demonstrably impacted" to the extent he could not "retain information for more than a short space of time."

From Barron's

Defence Minister Luke Pollard said he had initially been told the vehicle was "demonstrably safe".

From BBC