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supersensible

adj

Etymology

From super- + sensible.

  1. derived from sēnsibilis
  2. prefixed as supersensible — “super + sensible”

Definitions

  1. Beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses

    Beyond the range of what is perceptible by the senses; not belonging to the experienceable physical world.

    • Heaven is a supersensible realm.
    • The imagination, therefore, must furnish to religion and to metaphysics those large ideas tinctured with passion, those supersensible forms shrouded in awe, in which alone a mind of great sweep and vitality can find its congenial objects.

  2. Extremely sensible

    Extremely sensible; excessively sensitive or aware of something.

    • […] the patriotic zeal officially evinced by Claggart had somewhat irritated him as appearing rather supersensible and strained.

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Derived

supersensibly

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for supersensible. 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