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perceptibly

/pərˈsɛp.tə.bli/
per · cep · ti · bly

Adjective:perceptible
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1

In a way or to a degree that can be seen, heard, felt, or otherwise noticed by the senses or the mind.

Example

"The temperature in the auditorium dropped perceptibly after the air conditioning was turned on."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed from the adjective perceptible plus the adverbial suffix -ly, tracing back to the Late Latin perceptibilis, from percipere ('to seize, understand, or perceive').

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