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inappreciable|ɪnəˈpriːʃɪəb(ə)l|
Also 9 -tiable.
[f. in-3 + appreciable. Cf. F. inappréciable (15th c. in Hatz.-Darm.).]
Not appreciable.
†1. That cannot be sufficiently appreciated, valued, or esteemed; invaluable, priceless. Obs.
1787T. Jefferson Writ. (1859) II. 153 His knowledge and integrity render his value inappreciable. 1827Scott Napoleon I. iii. 86 A barrier of inappreciable value. 1868Milman St. Paul's xvii. 446 Gratitude for his inappreciable services.
2. Too inconsiderable to be estimated or valued; imperceptible; of no consequence.
1802Smithson in Phil. Trans. XCIII. 14 Excepting an inappretiable quantity of vitriol of lime. 1862F. Hall Hindu Philos. Syst. 69 An atom is..inappreciable by any of the senses. 1878Huxley Physiogr. 16 The rise from the river to their summits would be almost inappreciable in a diagram.
3. Not capable of being appreciated; beyond the appreciation of some person, etc.
1855Miss Cobbe Intuit. Mor. 36 Their libraries of wisdom, their galleries of beauty, inappreciable to beast and bird.
Hence inaˈppreciably adv., without, beyond, or beneath appreciation; imperceptibly.
1860Patmore Faithful for Ever in Sat. Rev. 10 Nov. 590 One athirst, who comes thereby And inappreciably sips The deep with disappointed lips. 1893F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) LVI. 274/1 Inappreciably as the fact imports my contention. Mod. The difference is inappreciably minute. |