'Considerable' definitions:

Definition of 'considerable'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" [ant: inconsiderable]

Definition of 'Considerable'

From: GCIDE
  • Considerable \Con*sid"er*a*ble\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a. [Cf. F. consid['e]rable.]
  • 1. Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne in mind, or attended to. [1913 Webster]
  • It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were burning. --Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster]
  • Eternity is infinitely the most considerable duration. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable; -- said of persons. [1913 Webster]
  • You are, indeed, a very considerable man. --Junius. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Of importance or value. [1913 Webster]
  • In painting, not every action, nor every person, is considerable enough to enter into the cloth. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • A considerable sum of money. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]