Considerable

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  • adjective. Large in amount, extent, or degree.
  • adjective. Worthy of consideration; significant.
  • noun. A considerable amount, extent, or degree.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • That may be considered; that is to be observed, remarked, or attended to.
  • Worthy of consideration; worthy of regard or attention.
  • Of distinction; deserving of notice; important.
  • Of somewhat large amount or extent; of not a little importance from its effects or results; decidedly more than the average: as, a man of considerable influence; a considerable estate.
  • noun. A thing of importance or interest.
  • noun. Much; not a little: as, he has done considerable for the community; I found considerable to detain me.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to.
  • adjective. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons.
  • adjective. Of importance or value.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Significant; worth considering.
  • adjective. Large in amount.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
  • Word Usage
    "In colonial Maryland, whites complained to judicial authorities that slaves were “drunke on the Lords Day beating their Negro drums by which they call considerable Number of Negroes together in some Certaine places.”"
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