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perceptible

[per-sep-tuh-buhl] / pərˈsɛp tə bəl /


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The mouth renders the verdict: a barely perceptible sneer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 24, 2026

It made a small difference, but a barely perceptible one.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2025

Rice also struck down the plan’s requirement that smoke damage must be something perceptible rather than detected by laboratory testing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2025

When Kotb joined “Today,” she brought a perceptible dose of passion to the show.

From Salon Jan. 10, 2025

Thus, farmers selected from among individual plants on the basis not only of perceptible qualities like size and taste, but also of invisible features like seed dispersal mechanisms, germination inhibition, and reproductive biology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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