Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Harmoniously; in agreement; consistently.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a consonant, consistent, or congruous manner; agreeably.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
consonant orconsistent manner
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Examples
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By this I do not mean that he is taken at a later period of his own imagined life, or that he fails to act consonantly with the extreme youth imputed to him: I mean that he is the creation of a more mature mind, a deeper philosophy, a more probing insight into the implications of things.
The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking James Branch Cabell 1918
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"They would have socked it to him, I reckon," Jimmy exclaimed, consonantly.
The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times George Alfred Townsend 1877
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It chimed too consonantly with a feeling of Beauchamp's, to repress which he replied: 'Your ideas about women are simply barbarous, Palmet.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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It chimed too consonantly with a feeling of Beauchamp's, to repress which he replied: 'Your ideas about women are simply barbarous, Palmet.
Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868
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It chimed too consonantly with a feeling of Beauchamp's, to repress which he replied: 'Your ideas about women are simply barbarous, Palmet.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868
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And consonantly to this decree, the general doctrine of the Romish church is, that Scripture and tradition make up the rule of faith.
The Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 10. 1630-1694 1820
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As I have passed through many scenes of life, and a long series of years, I choose to be considered in the character of an old fellow, and take care that those under my influence should speak consonantly to it.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer Jonathan Swift 1706
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Well you can do that if you don't know how to use MSCONFIG I suppose, but you won't be able to uninstall certain types of software that consonantly run taking up system memory.
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Well you can do that if you don't know how to use MSCONFIG I suppose, but you won't be able to uninstall certain types of software that consonantly run taking up system memory.
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If you are sprung from a similar source, you can perceive how their energy reverberates in you consonantly and dissonantly, and that you can share in it more easily than when you were among more alien peoples.
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