inappreciable

American  

[in-uh-pree-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl] / ˌɪn əˈpri ʃi ə bəl, -ʃə bəl /

adjective

1. imperceptible; insignificant.

   an inappreciable difference.

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inappreciable British  

/ ˌɪnəˈpriːʃəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being appreciated

2. imperceptible; negligible

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Other Word Forms

• inappreciably adverb

Etymology

Origin of inappreciable

First recorded in 1780–90; in- ³ + appreciable

Example Sentences

Each ballonet is theoretically proof against leakage--in practice there is an almost inappreciable porosity, which hardly counts for a comparatively short period, say a month.

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By reversing the direction of charge of the accumulator, however, the effect from this cause was found to be quite inappreciable.

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There is only continual change by inappreciable increments.

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The cold stage is often almost or quite inappreciable, and when this is not the fact it is in simple cases a very unimportant event.

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Hassan Akbar strode quickly and noiselessly behind his quarry, tracking him by some inappreciable faculty, not through the muddy S�k, but across the polished floor of the ball-room in the musical comedy.

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