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sterilely

/ˈstɛɹ.aɪl.(l)i/

sterilely adverb: in a sterile manner.

Adverb

sterilely (comparative more sterilely, superlative most sterilely)

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

Forms of sterilely

comparativemore sterilely
superlativemost sterilely

Origin of sterilely

From sterile + -ly.

Questions about sterilely

What does sterilely mean?
Sterilely means in a sterile manner.
What part of speech is sterilely?
Sterilely is an adverb.
How do you pronounce sterilely?
Sterilely is pronounced /ˈstɛɹ.aɪl.(l)i/.

Words near sterilely in the dictionary

  1. sterile antineutrinos
  2. sterile neutrino
  3. sterile neutrinos
  4. sterile oat
  5. sterile oats
  6. sterilely
  7. sterileness
  8. sterilisable
  9. sterilisation
  10. sterilisations
  11. sterilise

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