quintessentially
English
WOTD – 19 February 2007
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- IPA(key): /ˌkwɪntɛˈsɛntʃəli/
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Adverb
quintessentially (not comparable)
- In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.
- 1994 — Christopher Bulis, State of Change, ch XXIII, p237
- Peri handed Ptolemy his helmet. It had a crest on it, which she always thought looked quintessentially Roman.
- 1994 — Christopher Bulis, State of Change, ch XXIII, p237
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