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Impervious vs Deliberate - What's the difference?

impervious | deliberate | Related terms |

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)
  • 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.
  • Antonyms

    * pervious

    Derived terms

    * imperviously * imperviousness

    deliberate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Done on purpose; intentional.
  • Tripping me was deliberate action.
  • 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.
  • The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
  • Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
  • a deliberate''' opinion; a '''deliberate measure or result
  • * Shakespeare
  • settled visage and deliberate word
  • Not hasty or sudden; slow.
  • * W. Wirt
  • His enunciation was so deliberate .

    Antonyms

    * (intentional) unwitting

    Verb

    (deliberat)
  • To consider carefully.
  • It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.