All 4 Uses of
perceptible
in
The Age of Innocence
- Mr. Jackson had helped himself to a slice of the tepid filet which the mournful butler had handed him with a look as sceptical as his own, and had rejected the mushroom sauce after a scarcely perceptible sniff.†
Chpt 5 *perceptible = capable of being noticed
- But none of these young men had much hope of really advancing in his profession, or any earnest desire to do so; and over many of them the green mould of the perfunctory was already perceptibly spreading.†
Chpt 14perceptibly = in a manner that is capable of being noticed
- After a pause she said, with a just perceptible chill in her voice: "May asked you to take care of me."†
Chpt 15perceptible = capable of being noticed
- The young man, after a just perceptible hesitation, replied, with profuse thanks, and in a tone that did not carry complete conviction, that he was already engaged; but when they had reached the comparative reassurance of the street he asked if he might call that afternoon.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
capable of being noticed -- typically because it is different enough or large enough