con·sid·er·a·bly

[kuhn-sid-er-uh-blee]
adverb
to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.

Origin:
consider(able) + -ably

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considerable (kənˈsɪdərəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  large enough to reckon with: a considerable quantity
2.  a lot of; much: he had considerable courage
3.  worthy of respect: a considerable man in the scientific world
 
con'siderably
 
adv

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Considerably is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
In time, the coalition's considerably cleverer education and welfare reforms
  might do that.
Rebuilding the city is sure to be considerably more expensive.
For the nation's research universities, however, the mood was considerably more
  optimistic.
The commercial market is considerably smaller than the residential market.
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