imperceptibly
English
editEtymology
editFrom imperceptible + -ly.
Adverb
editimperceptibly (comparative more imperceptibly, superlative most imperceptibly)
- Not noticeably; too small to be detected; too little to be perceived.
- No one noticed that he had moved imperceptibly backwards.
- 1838, William Andrus Alcott, chapter I, in The Young House-keeper: Or, Thoughts on Food and Cookery[1], third stereotype edition, Boston: George W. Light, page 21:
- It often happens that the most important results in the natural world are brought about by causes which operate silently, if not imperceptibly.
- 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 154:
- The moon moved imperceptibly towards setting.
- Beyond the purview of man; too great and all-encompassing to be perceived.
Translations
editnot noticeably
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