IMPERCEPTIBLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does imperceptibly mean? 

• IMPERCEPTIBLY (adverb)
  The adverb IMPERCEPTIBLY has 1 sense:

1. in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree

  Familiarity information: IMPERCEPTIBLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMPERCEPTIBLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree

Synonyms:

imperceptibly; unnoticeably

Context example:

the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly

Antonym:

perceptibly (in a noticeable manner)

Pertainym:

imperceptible (impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses)

 Context examples 

How can I, imperceptibly, have changed, I wonder!

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Well, she does it so imperceptibly that I don't think I shall mind much.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

At any rate Miss Baker's lips fluttered, she nodded at me almost imperceptibly and then quickly tipped her head back again—the object she was balancing had obviously tottered a little and given her something of a fright.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)