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perceptibly

perceptibly adverb: in a perceptible manner; noticeably.

Adverb

perceptibly (comparative more perceptibly, superlative most perceptibly)

  1. In a perceptible manner; noticeably.
    • "Where'd you get it?" demanded Limpet, perceptibly livening up for the first time since the curate's entrance.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 7
    • The five games left Botvinnik still one point back, still fighting but, it seemed, perceptibly tiring.1963 July, “World Champion at Bay”, in Chess Review
    Synonyms:
    sensibly
    Antonyms:
    imperceptibly

Synonyms of perceptibly

Antonyms

Forms of perceptibly

comparativemore perceptibly
superlativemost perceptibly

Origin of perceptibly

From perceptible + -ly.

Questions about perceptibly

What does perceptibly mean?
Perceptibly means in a perceptible manner; noticeably.
What part of speech is perceptibly?
Perceptibly is an adverb.

Words near perceptibly in the dictionary

  1. perceptibilities
  2. perceptibility
  3. perceptible
  4. perceptibleness
  5. perceptibles
  6. perceptibly
  7. perceptic
  8. perceptics
  9. percepting
  10. perception
  11. perceptional

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