recognizablyadv.
/ˈrɛkəɡnʌɪzəbli/, /ˌrɛkəɡˈnʌɪzəbli/, U.S. /ˌrɛkə(ɡ)ˈnaɪzəbli/ To a recognizable degree, perceptibly; (also) in a recognizable manner.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > recognition > [adverb]
knowinglya1382
cognizably1817
recognizably1831
1831 T. Carlyle in Westm. Rev. July 41 Etzel..is the Attila of history; several of whose real achievements and relations are faintly yet still recognisably pictured forth in these Poems.
1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. ii. 16 There is, recognizably and traceably, a time when..many of our words came into use.
1901 Amer. Anthropologist 3 326 All examples of decorative art from this region are recognizably realistic in intent and often in execution.
1952 F. Watson Daniel Defoe i. 15 With no machinery of government to control him..Crusoe was recognizably good. He exalted the stature of man.
1974 Mod. Lang. Rev. 69 243 The play is recognizably located in London.
2005 Olive July 22/2 Kulfi was the only recognisably ‘Indian’ dessert included on the menu.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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