Synonyms for invisibly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : in-viz-uh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɪz ə bəl


Définition of invisibly

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French invisible (13c.), from Latin invisibilis "unseen, invisible," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + visibilis (see visible). As a noun, "things invisible," from 1640s. Invisible Man is from H.G. Wells's novel (1897). Related: Invisibly.
  • adv imperceptibly
Example sentences :
  • It was in the morning, and always in the morning Jones was invisibly at work.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • "I said I guessed I'd try it," grinned the youth, invisibly.
  • Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
  • He was invisibly directed into the little doorway of St. Joseph's.
  • Extract from : « The Loyalist » by James Francis Barrett
  • He could move from compartment to compartment as silently and invisibly as if he had no substance at all.
  • Extract from : « Gold in the Sky » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • Her aunt had pressed for it, subtly, invisibly, as an older woman is able to do.
  • Extract from : « The Sleuth of St. James's Square » by Melville Davisson Post
  • They frequently pursue their prey (Indians of course) invisibly.
  • Extract from : « La Ronge Journal, 1823 » by George Nelson
  • He is a real foe, and we must meet him in the open, under cover, and invisibly.
  • Extract from : « Is the Devil a Myth? » by C. F. Wimberly
  • If it had been dark so that the words floated to us invisibly; but in broad day!
  • Extract from : « Aliens » by William McFee
  • Few could equal his pal when it came to moving silently and invisibly.
  • Extract from : « The Wailing Octopus » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • To be invisibly good, is as godlike, as to be invisibly ill, diabolical.
  • Extract from : « The Tatler, Volume 3 » by Various

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