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imperceptibly

imperceptibly adverb: not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.

Adverb

imperceptibly (comparative more imperceptibly, superlative most imperceptibly)

  1. Not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.
    • No one noticed that he had moved imperceptibly backwards.
    • It often happens that the most important results in the natural world are brought about by causes which operate silently, if not imperceptibly.1838, William Andrus Alcott, chapter I, in The Young House-keeper: Or, Thoughts on Food and Cookery, third stereotype edition, Boston: George W. Light, page 21

Forms of imperceptibly

comparativemore imperceptibly
superlativemost imperceptibly

Origin of imperceptibly

From imperceptible + -ly.

Questions about imperceptibly

What does imperceptibly mean?
Imperceptibly means not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.
What part of speech is imperceptibly?
Imperceptibly is an adverb.

Words near imperceptibly in the dictionary

  1. imperceived
  2. imperceptibility
  3. imperceptible
  4. imperceptibleness
  5. imperceptibles
  6. imperceptibly
  7. imperception
  8. imperceptions
  9. imperceptive
  10. imperceptively
  11. imperceptiveness

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