insensiblyadv.

/ɪnˈsɛnsɪbli/

Etymology: < insensible adj. and n. + -ly suffix².

1. In an insensible manner or degree; imperceptibly; unconsciously; esp. so slightly or gradually that the action or process is not perceived; by imperceptible degrees.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adverb]

unfeelinglyc1374

numbly1577

insensibly1584

torpidly1820

zombie-like1941

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [adverb] > without attracting notice

insensibly1584

unsensibly1627

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

insensibly1584

imperceptibly1603

silently1668

imperceptively1759

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. ii. 43 The wife departeth out of hir husbands armes insensiblie.

1639 N. N. tr. J. Du Bosc Compl. Woman i. 21 If insensibly we lay our hand where the paine is, wee likewise bring our tongue unawares, where the passion of the mind is.

1640–4 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 638 The other part..will insensibly moulder away.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 130 And what if sev'nth to these The Planet Earth, so stedfast though she seem, Insensibly three different Motions move?

1697 J. Addison Ess. Georgics in J. Dryden tr. Virgil Wks. sig. ¶4 In a Curious Brede of Needle-Work, one Colour falls away by..just degrees, and another rises..insensibly.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1869) I. xvii. 470 The agriculture of the Roman provinces was insensibly ruined.

1851 W. B. Carpenter Man. Physiol. (ed. 2) 351 The ultimate ramifications of the Arteries pass so insensibly into those of the Veins, that no definite line of demarcation between them can be drawn.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 53 The Witenagemót insensibly lost its authority.

†2. Without sense or understanding; stupidly, irrationally. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adverb]

unsensibly1565

insensiblya1603

brainlessly1610

heartlessly1611

unmeaningly1789

vacantly1839

mindlessly1857

uncomprehendingly1858

vacuously1860

insensately1863

incomprehendingly1885

a1603 in W. K. Clay Liturg. Services Q. Eliz. (Parker Soc.) 682 No doubt he is insensibly blockish.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	insensibly
释义	insensiblyadv. /ɪnˈsɛnsɪbli/ Etymology: < insensible adj. and n. + -ly suffix². 1. In an insensible manner or degree; imperceptibly; unconsciously; esp. so slightly or gradually that the action or process is not perceived; by imperceptible degrees. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adverb] unfeelinglyc1374 numbly1577 insensibly1584 torpidly1820 zombie-like1941 the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [adverb] > without attracting notice insensibly1584 unsensibly1627 the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > imperceptibly insensibly1584 imperceptibly1603 silently1668 imperceptively1759 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. ii. 43 The wife departeth out of hir husbands armes insensiblie. 1639 N. N. tr. J. Du Bosc Compl. Woman i. 21 If insensibly we lay our hand where the paine is, wee likewise bring our tongue unawares, where the passion of the mind is. 1640–4 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 638 The other part..will insensibly moulder away. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 130 And what if sev'nth to these The Planet Earth, so stedfast though she seem, Insensibly three different Motions move? View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Addison Ess. Georgics in J. Dryden tr. Virgil Wks. sig. ¶4 In a Curious Brede of Needle-Work, one Colour falls away by..just degrees, and another rises..insensibly. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1869) I. xvii. 470 The agriculture of the Roman provinces was insensibly ruined. 1851 W. B. Carpenter Man. Physiol. (ed. 2) 351 The ultimate ramifications of the Arteries pass so insensibly into those of the Veins, that no definite line of demarcation between them can be drawn. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 53 The Witenagemót insensibly lost its authority. †2. Without sense or understanding; stupidly, irrationally. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adverb] unsensibly1565 insensiblya1603 brainlessly1610 heartlessly1611 unmeaningly1789 vacantly1839 mindlessly1857 uncomprehendingly1858 vacuously1860 insensately1863 incomprehendingly1885 a1603 in W. K. Clay Liturg. Services Q. Eliz. (Parker Soc.) 682 No doubt he is insensibly blockish. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adv.1584
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