Imperceptibly

  • 21Smallness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Smallness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 smallness smallness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 littleness littleness &c.(small size) 193 Sgm: N 1 tenuity tenuity Sgm: N 1 paucity paucity Sgm: N 1 fewness f …

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  • 22imperceptible — im|per|cep|ti|ble [ˌımpəˈseptıbəl US pər ] adj almost impossible to see or notice ▪ Such changes are imperceptible to even the best trained eye. >imperceptibly adv ▪ The daylight faded almost imperceptibly into night. >imperceptibility… …

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  • 23imperceptible — [[t]ɪ̱mpə(r)se̱ptɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ Something that is imperceptible is so small that it is not noticed or cannot be seen. Brian s hesitation was almost imperceptible. Syn: indiscernible Derived words: imperceptibly [[t]ɪmpərse̱ptɪbli[/t]] ADV usu… …

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  • 24imperceptible — adjective an imperceptible change, movement etc is difficult to see or notice because it is very small: an almost imperceptible change of speed imperceptibly adverb: The daylight faded almost imperceptibly into night. imperceptibility noun (U) …

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  • 25imperceptible — UK [ˌɪmpə(r)ˈseptəb(ə)l] / US [ˌɪmpərˈseptəb(ə)l] adjective something imperceptible is so slight or small that it is very difficult to notice There was an almost imperceptible pause before she spoke. Derived word: imperceptibly adverb Her… …

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  • 26glide — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (of a stream, bird, snake, ship, train, skater, etc.) move with a smooth continuous motion. 2 intr. (of an aircraft, esp. a glider) fly without engine power. 3 intr. of time etc.: a pass gently and imperceptibly. b (often foll …

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  • 27steal´er — steal «steel», verb, stole, sto|len, steal|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to take (something) that does not belong to one; take dishonestly: »Robbers stole the money. Who steals my purse, st …

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  • 28Creep — (kr[=e]p), v. t. [imp. {Crept} (kr[e^]pt) ({Crope} (kr[=o]p), Obs.); p. p. {Crept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Creeping}.] [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. cre[ o]pan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. {Cripple}, {Crouch}.] …

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  • 29Creeping — Creep Creep (kr[=e]p), v. t. [imp. {Crept} (kr[e^]pt) ({Crope} (kr[=o]p), Obs.); p. p. {Crept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Creeping}.] [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. cre[ o]pan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. {Cripple} …

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  • 30Crept — Creep Creep (kr[=e]p), v. t. [imp. {Crept} (kr[e^]pt) ({Crope} (kr[=o]p), Obs.); p. p. {Crept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Creeping}.] [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. cre[ o]pan; akin to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. {Cripple} …

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