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inappreciable adjective formaluk /ˌɪn.əˈpriː.ʃə.bəl/ us /ˌɪn.əˈpriː.ʃi.ə.bəl/ If an amount or change is inappreciable, it is too small to be noticed or to have an important effect: Under the circumstances, the progress gained seemed inappreciable. Although a number of people may seem an inappreciable quantity when it represents just two percent of the local population, it is significant when it represents 100 percent of the population of a street. The factors that affect any observation are so inappreciable that it is impossible to repeat the experiment exactly. Any bad effect is at first inappreciable, but it is cumulative. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Extremely small atomized be knee-high to a grasshopperidiom bitsy exiguity exiguous imperceptible infinitesimal infinitesimally irreducible irreducibly itsy-bitsy minuscule slimly slimness subatomic teensy ultra-tiny vanishingly weeny XS
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inappreciably Oppositeappreciable |