imperceptiblyadv.

Brit.

/ˌɪmpəˈsɛptᵻbli/, U.S.

/ˌɪmpərˈsɛptəbli/

Forms: see imperceptible adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: imperceptible adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < imperceptible adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier unperceivably adv.Compare post-classical Latin imperceptibiliter (from 13th cent. in British sources), Middle French, French imperceptiblement (late 14th cent.). With forms with in- compare in- prefix⁴.

In an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree; so subtly, gradually, or minutely as not to be perceptible to the mind or senses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb]

unseyenlyc1175

unvisiblyc1380

invisibly1382

unperceivablyc1390

unseeablya1395

unsightilyc1440

unsightfullyc1480

undiscernably1594

imperceptibly1603

imperceivably1617

indiscernibly1636

undiscernibly1655

inconspicuously1661

viewlessly1826

inappreciably1860

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adverb] > in an imperceptible manner

unperceivablyc1390

imperceptibly1603

imperceivably1617

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > imperceptibly

insensibly1584

imperceptibly1603

silently1668

imperceptively1759

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xxxvii. 117 So doth our minde cast her points diversly and imperceptibly [Fr. imperceptiblement].

1671 I. Tonge Let. Jan. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1970) VII. 388 Sap..seems at most seasons of the Year to ascend imperceptibly.

a1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Several Lett. to Young Man (1716) vii. 35 The good you read will be a sufficient Prevention and Anticipation against any Evil, that may chance come a-cross you imperceptibly.

1786 C. Varlo Essence Agric. i. v. 41 If you burn in the same room ever so many candles, they shall all evaporate, and inperceptibly mix with the smoke, from the aforesaid coals and water.

1808 L. Murray Eng. Gram. Illustr. I. ii. xii. 194 The proposed variations..are introduced and established almost imperceptibly.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 276 The powers of sense and of reflection..pass imperceptibly into one another.

1940 Educ. Forum May 382/2 Readers whose tastes are low are imperceptibly improved through a series of reading steps.

1974 V. B. Mountcastle et al. Med. Physiol. (ed. 13) I. i. i. 26/2 The pumping rate itself slows down and is most likely nonelectrogenic or imperceptibly electrogenic.

2006 Today's Golfer May 93/1 He admonishes himself as he pulls a tee shot into a bunker, then grins almost imperceptibly as I shank a ball into the trees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imperceptibly
释义	imperceptiblyadv. Brit. /ˌɪmpəˈsɛptᵻbli/, U.S. /ˌɪmpərˈsɛptəbli/ Forms: see imperceptible adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: imperceptible adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < imperceptible adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier unperceivably adv.Compare post-classical Latin imperceptibiliter (from 13th cent. in British sources), Middle French, French imperceptiblement (late 14th cent.). With forms with in- compare in- prefix⁴. In an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree; so subtly, gradually, or minutely as not to be perceptible to the mind or senses. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adverb] unseyenlyc1175 unvisiblyc1380 invisibly1382 unperceivablyc1390 unseeablya1395 unsightilyc1440 unsightfullyc1480 undiscernably1594 imperceptibly1603 imperceivably1617 indiscernibly1636 undiscernibly1655 inconspicuously1661 viewlessly1826 inappreciably1860 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > ability to be perceived by senses > [adverb] > in an imperceptible manner unperceivablyc1390 imperceptibly1603 imperceivably1617 the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > imperceptibly insensibly1584 imperceptibly1603 silently1668 imperceptively1759 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xxxvii. 117 So doth our minde cast her points diversly and imperceptibly [Fr. imperceptiblement]. 1671 I. Tonge Let. Jan. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1970) VII. 388 Sap..seems at most seasons of the Year to ascend imperceptibly. a1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Several Lett. to Young Man (1716) vii. 35 The good you read will be a sufficient Prevention and Anticipation against any Evil, that may chance come a-cross you imperceptibly. 1786 C. Varlo Essence Agric. i. v. 41 If you burn in the same room ever so many candles, they shall all evaporate, and inperceptibly mix with the smoke, from the aforesaid coals and water. 1808 L. Murray Eng. Gram. Illustr. I. ii. xii. 194 The proposed variations..are introduced and established almost imperceptibly. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 276 The powers of sense and of reflection..pass imperceptibly into one another. 1940 Educ. Forum May 382/2 Readers whose tastes are low are imperceptibly improved through a series of reading steps. 1974 V. B. Mountcastle et al. Med. Physiol. (ed. 13) I. i. i. 26/2 The pumping rate itself slows down and is most likely nonelectrogenic or imperceptibly electrogenic. 2006 Today's Golfer May 93/1 He admonishes himself as he pulls a tee shot into a bunker, then grins almost imperceptibly as I shank a ball into the trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1603
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