Impervious vs Deliberate - What's the difference?
impervious | deliberate | Related terms |
Unaffected or unable to be affected by.
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Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
Immune to damage or effect.
Done on purpose; intentional.
Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining.
Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
* Shakespeare
Not hasty or sudden; slow.
* W. Wirt
To consider carefully.
As adjectives the difference between impervious and deliberate
is that impervious is unaffected or unable to be affected by while deliberate is done on purpose; intentional.As a verb deliberate is
to consider carefully.impervious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* perviousDerived terms
* imperviously * imperviousnessdeliberate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Tripping me was deliberate action.
- The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
- a deliberate''' opinion; a '''deliberate measure or result
- settled visage and deliberate word
- His enunciation was so deliberate .
Antonyms
* (intentional) unwittingVerb
(deliberat)- It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.