allowably

1. 1.

   in a permissible manner

   Synonymspermissibly

Questions about allowably

What does allowably mean?

allowably means "in a permissible manner".

How many syllables are in allowably?

allowably has 4 syllables and divides as al-lo-wa-bly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for allowably?

Close synonyms include permissibly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is allowably a common word?

allowably is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.