understandably
About 2.20 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adverb For reasons that are easy to understand or sympathise with.
Understandably, he was too embarrassed to speak.
- adverb In an understandable manner.
When presenting in front of the class, take care to speak clearly and understandably.
Similar words
intelligibly clearly comprehensibly understandable sensibly comprehensible arguably correctly legitimately rightly
Often followed by
reluctant so enough the concerned upset be anxious nervous
Word family
understandable
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