It is considerable, that some urns have had
inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were
burning. --Bp. Wilkins.
Eternity is infinitely the most considerable
duration. --Tillotson.
2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable;
-- said of persons.
You are, indeed, a very considerable man. --Junius.
3. Of importance or value.
In painting, not every action, nor every person, is
considerable enough to enter into the cloth.
--Dryden.
A considerable sum of money. --Prescott.