inaudible

[in-aw-duh-buh l]

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adjective

not audible; incapable of being heard.

Origin of inaudible

First recorded in 1595–1605; in-³ + audible

Related formsin·au·di·bil·i·ty, in·au·di·ble·ness, nounin·au·di·bly, adverb

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Related Words for inaudibly

softly, weakly, faintly, murmuring, noiselessly, tacitly

Examples from the Web for inaudibly

Historical Examples of inaudibly

“Good-night, Adelaide,” I said, inaudibly; and she loosed my hand.
The First Violin
Jessie Fothergill
She muttered something, but inaudibly, and they went on as before.
Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2)
Charles James Lever
Insensibly and inaudibly my soul speaks to its own, and prepares it even now.
Zanoni
Edward Bulwer Lytton
"He has fooled you," she murmured, inaudibly, before he spoke.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete
George Meredith
I do, said Aunt Pussy, as inaudibly as a bride at the altar.
The Romance of His Life
Mary Cholmondeley

British Dictionary definitions for inaudibly

inaudible

adjective

not loud enough to be heard; not audible

Derived Formsinaudibility or inaudibleness, nouninaudibly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for inaudibly

inaudible

adj.

mid-15c., "unfit to be heard;" c.1600, "unable to be heard," from Latin inaudibilis "inaudible," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + audibilis (see audible). Related: Inaudibly; inaudibility.