IMMACULATELY

immaculately

(adverb) in an immaculate manner; “gone was the casually dressed Canadian she had thought a backwoodsman--this man was immaculately tailored”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

immaculately (comparative more immaculately, superlative most immaculately)

In an immaculate manner; in a manner free of stain or blemish; without being defiled.

In a manner free of error; in a perfect or flawless manner.

Synonyms

• (free of stain): cleanly, perfectly, purely

• (free of error): flawlessly, impeccably, perfectly

Source: Wiktionary


IMMACULATE

Im*mac"u*late, a. Etym: [L. immaculatus; pref. im- not + maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See Mail armor.]

Definition: Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold One more immaculate. Denham. Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. Shak. Immaculate conception (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin.

– Im*mac"u*late*ly, adv.

– Im*mac"u*late*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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