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perceptibly

perceptibly

2 5.6
You can easily notice it
  • adverb
  • /pərˈsɛptəblɪ/
translation icon : perceptiblemente
  • Proportions diverged perceptibly even among the primary chapels (which at first glance might appear identical).

Examples

  • "The warmth in the room cooled perceptibly, and his merry blue eyes narrowed.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Her smile grew perceptibly wider when she saw her friends arriving.

  • Slowly, perceptibly, my kitchen grew warm with the promise of contact.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The hospital by night was perceptibly cooler than by day.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Today, Nigeria ranks among the most perceptibly corrupt countries in the world.

    Academic text (2005)

  • At the same time, the problem of induction has not perceptibly slowed the progress of mathematics and science.

    Academic text (2001)

  • By late September, when Castro's prospects had perceptibly improved, there was a call for fresh information.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In another, she saw a curious asymmetrical alignment of his eyes, with the left eye just perceptibly larger than the right.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Xuxa's TV and other performances work symbolically to close social gaps even as these grow perceptibly wider.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The colored blobs sharpened into ringlets of perceptibly different hues.

    Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

visibly
vsperceptibly
50 1.6

In a way that people can see

is detectable by any sense, not only by sight
noticeably
vsperceptibly
30 2.8

In a way that is easy to see or recognize

is sensed similarly but sometimes less immediate or strong
markedly
vsperceptibly
22 4.6

In a way that is very easy to notice

is noticeable but typically less extreme in intensity
palpably
vsperceptibly
3 5.2

In a way that is easy to notice

is noticeable without necessarily feeling overwhelmingly obvious
discernibly
vsperceptibly
1 5.7

In a way that is easy to see or notice

is sensed in general but may lack that clear certainty
detectably
vsperceptibly
1 4.4

In a way you can notice

is noticeable by human senses without special measurement
observably
vsperceptibly
3.8

In a way that can be easily noticed

is noticed more passively without deliberate observation

Antonyms

imperceptibly
7 7.5

So slight that you do not notice it

How Perceptible

clearly
881 1.0
noticeably
30 2.8
perceptibly
2 5.6
faintly
47 2.7

Surface Forms

perceptibly positive

Morphology

perceptibly = perceptible (transparent) = percept + ible + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'perceptible', yielding a clear manner adverb 'in a noticeable way'.

Etymology

Perceptibly comes from the verb perceive, which comes from the Latin parts per- meaning 'thoroughly' and capere meaning 'to take', the same root as capture. So, to perceive is like 'taking in' something with your senses, and perceptibly means 'in a way you can notice'.