Insensibly
[in'sensəbli]
Definition
(adv.) In a manner not to be felt or perceived; imperceptibly; gradually.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Imperceptibly.
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Examples
- In translating him into the language of modern thought, we might insensibly lose the spirit of ancient philosophy. Plato. The Republic.
- He had slipped insensibly into the use of her Christian name, and she had never found the right moment to correct him. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The wiser course to take was to dismiss the idea of the opium from his mind, by leading him insensibly to think of something else. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- We insensibly approached the old boat, and entered. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I have fallen insensibly into my Sunday-school style. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I took the liberty of reminding you of a little omission into which you had fallen--insensibly and naturally fallen. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Gradually and insensibly our daily relations towards each other became constrained. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Here's the cook lying insensibly drunk on the kitchen floor, with a large bundle of fresh butter made up in the cupboard ready to sell for grease! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Mr. Wardle paused too, and insensibly released his hold of the carving-knife, which remained inserted in the beef. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The distance between us shrank, and the light hoar-frost thawed insensibly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Almost insensibly the originally revolutionary teaching was buried under these customary acquisitions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then as the present merges insensibly into the future, the future is taken care of. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Natural, too, was it for Christianity to adopt, almost insensibly, the practical methods of the popular religions of the time. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It almost insensibly leads the youth into the resolution of endeavouring to become as good and eminent as the journalist. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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