sterilely

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English

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Etymology

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sterile +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛɹ.aɪl.(l)i/, /ˈstɛɹ.ə(l).li/

Adverb

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sterilely (comparative more sterilely, superlative most sterilely)

  1. in a sterile manner.
    • 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 556:
      They were mannequins— “Dummies!” I said aloud. Hairless, bald and sterilely feminine.