audiblyadv.
/ˈɔːdᵻbli/, U.S. /ˈɔdəbli/, /ˈɑdəbli/ In a manner capable of being heard; so as to be perceptible to the ear; (also) aloud.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > audibility > [adverb]
outc1230
strongly1340
aloudc1390
in one's hearinga1425
audiently1480
audibly1564
upa1723
1564 J. Rastell Confut. Serm. M. Iuell f. 134v All of necessitie, must be audiblye expressed.
1591 P. Stubbes Christal Glasse sig. A4 Sometimes she would speak very softly to her self, & sometimes very audibly these words.
1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God viii. xxix. 338 All the rest..had been visibly and audibly fulfilled.
1656 S. Holland Don Zara i. vi. 51 The Bear had bitten our Champion.., which made him roar more audibly then this beast of prey entering the Cave.
1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 168 Some [things] he spoke softly, and I could not well hear, others audibly.
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xli. 240 By my soul, I audibly sobbed, and was forced to turn from her before she had well finished her affecting speech.
1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. xiii. 302 Which made her heart, with terror and delight, Throb audibly.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §11. 80 Audibly muttering his doubts as to our ability to reach the top.
1945 D. Robinson Pop's Blonde 60 He had flinched when they had..referred to him audibly as ‘Choco’.
2009 P. Glennie & N. Thrift Shaping Day iv. 117 Direct knowledge of the time of day was communicated audibly [by a bell], and did not necessarily require that people had direct sight of public clocks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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