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impercipient
[ im-per-sip-ee-uhnt ]
/ ˌɪm pərˈsɪp i ənt /
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adjective
lacking perception; imperceptive.
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Origin of impercipient
First recorded in 1805–15; im-2 + percipient
OTHER WORDS FROM impercipient
im·per·cip·i·ence, nounWords nearby impercipient
imperator, Imperatriz, imperceptible, imperception, imperceptive, impercipient, imperf., imperfect, imperfect competition, imperfect flower, imperfect fungus
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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