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imperceptibly

adv

Etymology

From imperceptible + -ly.

  1. derived from imperceptibilis
  2. derived from imperceptible
  3. inherited from imperceptible
  4. formed as imperceptibly — “imperceptible + -ly”

Definitions

  1. Not noticeably

    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.
    • The moon moved imperceptibly towards setting.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for imperceptibly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA