inapprehensive
[ in-ap-ri-hen-siv ]
/ ˌɪn æp rɪË?hÉ›n sɪv /
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adjective
not apprehensive (often followed by of).
without apprehension.
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Origin of inapprehensive
First recorded in 1645–55; in-3 + apprehensive
OTHER WORDS FROM inapprehensive
in·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly, adverbin·ap·pre·hen·sive·ness, nounWords nearby inapprehensive
inapplicable, inapposite, inappreciable, inappreciative, inapprehension, inapprehensive, inapproachable, inappropriate, inapt, inaptitude, inarch
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How to use inapprehensive in a sentence
For years, it seems, he has been writing poetry, but it is only recently that an inapprehensive country has awakened to the fact.
Rebel Verses|Bernard GilbertAll the birds of this class are strangely inapprehensive of danger when moulting or hatching.
The Highlands of Ethiopia|William Cornwallis Harris
British Dictionary definitions for inapprehensive
inapprehensive
/ (ˌɪnæprɪË?hÉ›nsɪv) /
adjective
not perceiving or feeling fear or anxiety; untroubled
rare unable to understand; imperceptive
Derived forms of inapprehensive
inapprehensively, adverbinapprehensiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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