perceptuallyadv.
/pəˈsɛptʃʊəli/, /pəˈsɛptʃᵿli/, /pəˈsɛptʃl̩i/, /pəˈsɛptjʊəli/, /pəˈsɛptjᵿli/, U.S. /pərˈsɛp(t)ʃ(əw)əli/ In a perceptual manner; with regard to perception.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [adverb]
consciently1616
consciously1625
cognoscitively1647
cognizably1817
perceptually1878
cognitively1880
1878 S. H. Hodgson Philos. of Refl. I. 394 We might pick out those differents which are most strongly contrasted perceptually.
1909 W. M. Urban Valuation xiv. 394 When the object is neither perceptually verifiable nor continuous with other truth judgments, a readjustment of reality-meanings takes place.
1932 H. H. Price Perception vi. 164 We attribute a characteristic to some material thing which is now being perceptually accepted.
1992 Art Newspaper (BNC) 22 The works become part of the site and restructure the organisation of the site both conceptually and perceptually.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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