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Sensibly vs Meaningfully - What's the difference?

sensibly | meaningfully |

As adverbs the difference between sensibly and meaningfully

is that sensibly is in a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense while meaningfully is in a meaningful or significant manner.

sensibly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense.
  • (dated, or, formal) In a sensible manner; in a way that can be sensed, noticed: perceptibly.
  • * Roscommon
    • Time sensibly all things impairs.
  • * 1905 , in the Transactions of the American Entomological Society , volume 31, page 216:
    • 4. P. californicum n. sp.
    Very similar in color and sculpture to seriatum''. The form is, however, sensibly narrower, averaging very nearly two and one half times as long as wide, while in ''seriatum the length is ahout two and three- tenths times the width.

    meaningfully

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a meaningful or significant manner.