imperceptive
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- imperception noun
- imperceptively adverb
- imperceptiveness noun
- imperceptivity noun
Etymology
Origin of imperceptive
First recorded in 1655–65; im- 2 + perceptive
Example Sentences
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She was flinty in a way that the willfully imperceptive could easily mistake for chipper.
From New York Times
Our only full confidence is that the NFL will never stop being duplicitous, hypocritical and imperceptive.
From Washington Times
Ye would gaze on God With imperceptive blankness up the stars, And mutter, "Why, God, hast thou made us thus?"
From Project Gutenberg
What a poor maimed creature, to be so blind, so imperceptive, to the greatest thing in the world!
From Project Gutenberg
This to my critic was a proof that Mr. Strachey was imperceptive and vulgar—“common” the ugly word is.
From Project Gutenberg
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