imperceptive

Example Sentences

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She was flinty in a way that the willfully imperceptive could easily mistake for chipper.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2017

Our only full confidence is that the NFL will never stop being duplicitous, hypocritical and imperceptive.

From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2017

Had Roger been just his normal self that afternoon—his matter-of-fact, imperceptive self—he would never have known how to answer Nan's half-desperate question, and the rose-garden might have witnessed a different ending to the scene.

From The Moon out of Reach by Pedler, Margaret

This to my critic was a proof that Mr. Strachey was imperceptive and vulgar—“common” the ugly word is.

From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis

To the endearing and passion-inspiring qualities Emily Walderhurst saw in this more than middle-aged gentleman an unstirred world would remain blind, deaf, and imperceptive until its end transpired.

From Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" by Williams, C. D. (Charles D.)