insensibly

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Etymology

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From insensible +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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insensibly (comparative more insensibly, superlative most insensibly)

  1. In a insensible manner; without feeling or noticing something.
    • 1705, J[oseph] Addison, “From Rome to Naples”, in Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: [] Jacob Tonson, [], →OCLC, page 174:
      St. Peters ſeldom anſvvers Expectation at firſt entering it, but enlarges it ſelf on all Sides inſenſibly, and mends upon the Eye every Moment.

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