Intangibly

Intangibly
Intangible In*tan"gi*ble, a. [Pref. in- not + tangible: cf. F. intangible.] Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible. --Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster]

A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being. --Marshall. -- {In*tan"gi*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*tan"gi*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]


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  • intangibly — intangible ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to be touched; not solid or real. 2) vague and abstract. ► NOUN ▪ an intangible thing. DERIVATIVES intangibility noun intangibly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • intangibly — adverb see intangible I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • intangibly — See intangibility. * * * …   Universalium

  • intangibly — adverb In an intangible manner …   Wiktionary

  • intangibly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. barely, slightly, undetectably; see hardly , indefinitely 1 , vaguely …   English dictionary for students

  • intangibly — adv. impalpably, in an intangible manner, without substance; in a manner which is difficult to grasp mentally …   English contemporary dictionary

  • intangibly — in·tangibly …   English syllables

  • intangibly — adverb see intangible I * * * intanˈgibly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑intangible …   Useful english dictionary

  • Untangibly — Un*tan gi*bly, adv. Intangibly. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intangible — I. adjective Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Latin in + Late Latin tangibilis tangible Date: 1640 not tangible ; impalpable < education s intangible benefits > • intangibility noun •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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