inapprehensive

[ in-ap-ri-hen-siv ]

adjective

not apprehensive (often followed by of).
without apprehension.

Origin of inapprehensive

First recorded in 1645–55; in-³ + apprehensive

Other words from inapprehensive

in·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverb
in·ap·pre·hen·sive·ness, noun

Words Nearby inapprehensive

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How to use inapprehensive in a sentence

For years, it seems, he has been writing poetry, but it is only recently that an inapprehensive country has awakened to the fact.
Rebel Verses | Bernard Gilbert
All the birds of this class are strangely inapprehensive of danger when moulting or hatching.
The Highlands of Ethiopia | William Cornwallis Harris

British Dictionary definitions for inapprehensive

inapprehensive

/ (ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsɪv) /

adjective

not perceiving or feeling fear or anxiety; untroubled
rare unable to understand; imperceptive

Derived forms of inapprehensive

inapprehensively, adverb
inapprehensiveness, noun

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