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Etymology
Etymology tree English imperceptible Middle English -ly English -ly English imperceptibly From imperceptible + -ly.
Meanings
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Not noticeably; such that it cannot be detected, through being too small or too fast, etc.
Which means that at the moment Raven entered her, a very small hypodermic needle slipped imperceptibly into the engorged frontal vein of his penis, automatically shooting a cocktail of powerful narcotics and depressants into his bloodstream.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 358:No one noticed that he had moved imperceptibly backwards.
The moon moved imperceptibly towards setting.
1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 154: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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more imperceptibly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most imperceptibly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (15)
ru незаме́тно (not noticeably) · uk непомі́тно (not noticeably) · ca imperceptiblement (not noticeably) · fi huomaamatta (not noticeably) · sv omärkligt (not noticeably) · de unmerklich (not noticeably) · sv omärkbart (not noticeably) · es imperceptiblemente (not noticeably) · fi huomaamattomasti (not noticeably) · ru незначи́тельно (not noticeably) · pl niezauważalnie (not noticeably) · nl ongemerkt (not noticeably) · fr insensiblement (not noticeably) · fr imperceptiblement (not noticeably) · nl onmerkbaar (not noticeably)