imperceivable

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ perceivable.

Adjective

imperceivable (comparative more imperceivable, superlative most imperceivable)

  1. that cannot be perceived; imperceptible
    • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), 6th edition, London: […] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, […], published 1727, →OCLC:
      by a long Train of gradual , imperceivable Encroaches of the Flesh upon the Spirit

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for imperceivable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

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