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View synonyms for imperceptive
imperceptive
[ im-per-sep-tiv ]
imperceptive
/ ˌɪmpəˈsɛptɪv /
adjective
- lacking in perception; obtuse
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Derived Forms
- ˌimpercepˈtivity, noun
- ˌimperˈceptively, adverb
- ˌimperˈception, noun
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Other Words From
- imper·cep·tivi·ty imper·ceptive·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of imperceptive1
First recorded in 1655–65; im- 2 + perceptive
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Example Sentences
She was flinty in a way that the willfully imperceptive could easily mistake for chipper.
From New York Times
Our only full confidence is that the NFL will never stop being duplicitous, hypocritical and imperceptive.
From Washington Times
Ye would gaze on God With imperceptive blankness up the stars, And mutter, "Why, God, hast thou made us thus?"
From Project Gutenberg
What a poor maimed creature, to be so blind, so imperceptive, to the greatest thing in the world!
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This to my critic was a proof that Mr. Strachey was imperceptive and vulgar—“common” the ugly word is.
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