impercipient

[ im-per-sip-ee-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. lacking perception; imperceptive.

Origin of impercipient

1
First recorded in 1805–15; im-2 + percipient

Other words from impercipient

  • im·per·cip·i·ence, noun

Words Nearby impercipient

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How to use impercipient in a sentence

  • Here is one of my puzzlers: "Does B here mean impercipient and unperceived subject or conscious and percipient subject?"

    An Edinburgh Eleven | J. M. Barrie