† provablyadj.

Forms: Middle English preuabli, Middle English prouablye.

Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French provable , -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French provable provable adj. + -ly suffix¹. Compare provable adj. (later in corresponding senses) and later provably adv.

Obsolete. rare.

= provable adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > capable of being proved

provably1395

provablea1425

monstrablec1429

probable1485

demonstrable1551

justifiable1580

averrable1588

verifiable1593

ostentative1601

remonstrable1604

affirmable1611

demonstrative1612

showablea1617

deducible1617

declarable1646

evidenceable1660

evincible1761

demonstratable1814

establishable1918

Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 77 (MED) It semeth preuabli to feithful men, that what euere newe determinacioun be maad to dai of proude and fleshli prelatis, hauinge here hertis exercisid in auarice, it is suspect of eresie eithir of errour.

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 365 If þer wente tofore an hote diete and if his complexioun and his age and oþer particulers acorden in hete, it semeth prouablye [?a1425 New York probable; L. probabile] þat the gowte is hote.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

provablyadv.

Brit.

/ˈpruːvəbli/, U.S.

/ˈpruvəbli/

Forms: late Middle English profhabili, late Middle English 1600s– provably, 1500s proueablie, 1500s proueably, 1600s– proveably.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: provable adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < provable adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French provablement, Old French prouvablement (first half of the 13th cent., apparently rare).

As may be proved; demonstrably.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adverb]

provably1460

demonstratively1570

scientifically1624

declaratively1625

provedly1628

demonstrably1642

affirmably1818

probatively1869

provenly1887

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adverb]

welleOE

lightly1395

likely1395

likinglyc1395

by (also of) likeliheadc1405

by (also of) likelinessc1405

by all (also most) likelihood1427

provably1460

of (all) likelihood1491

belike?1531

like1548

belikelya1551

in (all) likelihood1570

probably1600

by (also in) probabilitya1602

in (also by) all probability1617

presumably1658

prob.1730

nigh hand1848

predictably1914

prolly1922

odds-on1976

1460–1 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1460 379/1 If eny persone..therof provably be atteinte of open dede doon by folkes of their condicion, that it be demed and adjuged high Treson.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 7 Euer litil price howiþ not to be bout but wiþ þis wisdam: þat þe byȝar be profhabili sekir of þe þing sold; But þe pope mai not siker ani man þat..he schal haue so mikil indulgencis; þerfor prouabily silk marchaundise owiþ to be left.

?1534 L. Cox tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Epist. Paule vnto Titus i. f. xxvii^v If thou knowe any man of that maners and vpright lyuinge, that no faulte can proueably be layed to him.

?1567 Def. Priestes Mariages (new ed.) 35 We will further go on to prosecute that wee haue begon, that is, to expende how proueablie and truely this Ciuilian hath written in this controuersie.

a1679 T. Hobbes Dialogue Common-laws Eng. 88 in Art of Rhetoric (1681) If a Man..thereof be provably Attainted by open Deed.

1781 Edinb. Advertiser 27 Feb. 1/2 The act..has said, in plain though expressive terms, proveably, that is, says Lord Coke, not upon conjectural presumption, or inferences, or strains of wit, but upon direct and plain proof.

1794 Times 22 Nov. 1/4 If any one should compass or imagine the death of our Lord the King, and thereof should be provably convicted by open deed,..he should be guilty of high treason.

1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 119/1 Supposing her to be, provably, Lucy Hamblin.

1890 Sat. Rev. 4 Oct. 392/2 The most provably conservative of all religious rites.

1936 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 20 Mar. 12/1 (advt.) In actual tests upon women's skins, Camay was definitely, provably milder than other beauty soaps.

1972 Bookseller 18 Mar. 1653 The plaintiff who desires a correction of fact which is potentially damaging if not provably so.

2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 Feb. 6/1 The pro-life forces have no problem with a gun industry and capital punishment legislation that are, in fact, provably pro-death.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	provably
释义	† provablyadj. Forms: Middle English preuabli, Middle English prouablye. Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French provable , -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French provable provable adj. + -ly suffix¹. Compare provable adj. (later in corresponding senses) and later provably adv. Obsolete. rare. = provable adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adjective] > capable of being proved provably1395 provablea1425 monstrablec1429 probable1485 demonstrable1551 justifiable1580 averrable1588 verifiable1593 ostentative1601 remonstrable1604 affirmable1611 demonstrative1612 showablea1617 deducible1617 declarable1646 evidenceable1660 evincible1761 demonstratable1814 establishable1918 Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 77 (MED) It semeth preuabli to feithful men, that what euere newe determinacioun be maad to dai of proude and fleshli prelatis, hauinge here hertis exercisid in auarice, it is suspect of eresie eithir of errour. ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 365 If þer wente tofore an hote diete and if his complexioun and his age and oþer particulers acorden in hete, it semeth prouablye [?a1425 New York probable; L. probabile] þat the gowte is hote. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). provablyadv. Brit. /ˈpruːvəbli/, U.S. /ˈpruvəbli/ Forms: late Middle English profhabili, late Middle English 1600s– provably, 1500s proueablie, 1500s proueably, 1600s– proveably. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: provable adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < provable adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French provablement, Old French prouvablement (first half of the 13th cent., apparently rare). As may be proved; demonstrably. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [adverb] provably1460 demonstratively1570 scientifically1624 declaratively1625 provedly1628 demonstrably1642 affirmably1818 probatively1869 provenly1887 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > probability, likelihood > [adverb] welleOE lightly1395 likely1395 likinglyc1395 by (also of) likeliheadc1405 by (also of) likelinessc1405 by all (also most) likelihood1427 provably1460 of (all) likelihood1491 belike?1531 like1548 belikelya1551 in (all) likelihood1570 probably1600 by (also in) probabilitya1602 in (also by) all probability1617 presumably1658 prob.1730 nigh hand1848 predictably1914 prolly1922 odds-on1976 1460–1 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1460 379/1 If eny persone..therof provably be atteinte of open dede doon by folkes of their condicion, that it be demed and adjuged high Treson. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 7 Euer litil price howiþ not to be bout but wiþ þis wisdam: þat þe byȝar be profhabili sekir of þe þing sold; But þe pope mai not siker ani man þat..he schal haue so mikil indulgencis; þerfor prouabily silk marchaundise owiþ to be left. ?1534 L. Cox tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Epist. Paule vnto Titus i. f. xxvii^v If thou knowe any man of that maners and vpright lyuinge, that no faulte can proueably be layed to him. ?1567 Def. Priestes Mariages (new ed.) 35 We will further go on to prosecute that wee haue begon, that is, to expende how proueablie and truely this Ciuilian hath written in this controuersie. a1679 T. Hobbes Dialogue Common-laws Eng. 88 in Art of Rhetoric (1681) If a Man..thereof be provably Attainted by open Deed. 1781 Edinb. Advertiser 27 Feb. 1/2 The act..has said, in plain though expressive terms, proveably, that is, says Lord Coke, not upon conjectural presumption, or inferences, or strains of wit, but upon direct and plain proof. 1794 Times 22 Nov. 1/4 If any one should compass or imagine the death of our Lord the King, and thereof should be provably convicted by open deed,..he should be guilty of high treason. 1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 119/1 Supposing her to be, provably, Lucy Hamblin. 1890 Sat. Rev. 4 Oct. 392/2 The most provably conservative of all religious rites. 1936 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 20 Mar. 12/1 (advt.) In actual tests upon women's skins, Camay was definitely, provably milder than other beauty soaps. 1972 Bookseller 18 Mar. 1653 The plaintiff who desires a correction of fact which is potentially damaging if not provably so. 2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 Feb. 6/1 The pro-life forces have no problem with a gun industry and capital punishment legislation that are, in fact, provably pro-death. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1395adv.1460
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