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Definition of inconsiderable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inconsiderable

adjective
 
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪdrəbl/
 
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪdrəbl/
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘impossible to imagine’): from French, or from late Latin inconsiderabilis, from in- ‘not’ + considerabilis ‘worthy of consideration’, from Latin considerare ‘examine’.
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not inconsiderable
  1. (formal) large; large enough to be considered important
    • We have spent a not inconsiderable amount of money on the project already.
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