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antiseptically

antiseptically adverb: in an antiseptic manner.

Adverb

antiseptically (comparative more antiseptically, superlative most antiseptically)

  1. In an antiseptic manner.
    • The agents, particularly a woman named Betty (Lynne Cormack), gush idiotically about what great potential Robin has, and dream of revamping his act so antiseptically that they can bill him as "Canada's Comic Illusionist," instead of the specialty performer that he clearly is.1987 October 16, Janet Maslin, “Film: 'Too Outrageous,' a Sequel”, in The New York Times
  2. Regarding antisepsis.

Forms of antiseptically

comparativemore antiseptically
superlativemost antiseptically

Origin of antiseptically

From antiseptic + -ally.

Questions about antiseptically

What does antiseptically mean?
Antiseptically means in an antiseptic manner.
What part of speech is antiseptically?
Antiseptically is an adverb.

Words near antiseptically in the dictionary

  1. antiseparatists
  2. antisepses
  3. antisepsis
  4. antiseptic
  5. antiseptical
  6. antiseptically
  7. antisepticise
  8. antisepticised
  9. antisepticises
  10. antisepticising
  11. antisepticism

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