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quin|tes|sen|tial|ly
quin|tes|sen|tial|ly «KWIHN tuh SEHN shuh lee», adverb.
in a quintessential manner: »

He is, quintessentially, the non-organization man... (Harper's).


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  • quin|tes|sen|tial — «KWIHN tuh SEHN shuhl», adjective. having the nature of a quintessence; of the purest or most perfect kind: »Costain has created what amounts to a quintessential recapture of the English novel, from Smollett to Dickens (Wall Street Journal). They …   Useful english dictionary

  • quin|tes|sen|tial|ize — «KWIHN tuh SEHN shuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make quintessential; reduce or refine to a quintessence …   Useful english dictionary

  • quin — quin·a·crine; quin·al·dic; quin·al·dine; quin·al·din·i·um; quin·alizarin; quin·a·mine; quin·az·o·line; quin·centennial; quin·cun·cial; quin·cunx; quin·decagon; quin·deca·syllabic; quin·decemvir; quin·decemvirate; quin·decillion; quin·de·cim;… …   English syllables

  • sen — sen·sa·tion; sen·sa·tion·al; sen·sa·tion·al·ism; sen·sa·tion·al·ist; sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic; sen·sa·tion·al·ize; sen·sa·tion·al·ly; sen·sa·tion·ism; sen·sa·tion·less; sen·sa·to·ry; sen·si·bil·ia; sen·si·bil·i·sin; sen·si·bil·i·tist;… …   English syllables

  • tial — ab·ba·tial; ad·ven·tial; ad·ven·ti·tial; agen·tial; an·te·nup·tial; bes·tial·ize; bes·tial·ly; ca·den·tial; cap·il·li·tial; car·di·nal·i·tial; ce·les·tial·ize; cir·cum·fer·en·tial; cir·cum·stan·tial·ly; cir·cum·stan·tial·ness; co·mi·tial;… …   English syllables

  • tes — ach·o·ru·tes; acrob·a·tes; ae·ti·tes; ag·e·la·cri·ni·tes; ago·ni·a·ti·tes; agri·o·tes; al·eu·ri·tes; al·ve·o·li·tes; al·y·tes; am·blop·li·tes; am·mo·coe·tes; am·mo·dy·tes; am·mo·ni·tes; an·ar·ces·tes; an·thoc·er·o·tes; an·tis·tes; ao·tes;… …   English syllables

  • quintessential — quin·tes·sen·tial …   English syllables

  • quintessentially — quin·tes·sen·tial·ly …   English syllables

  • quintessence — quin•tes•sence [[t]kwɪnˈtɛs əns[/t]] n. 1) the pure and concentrated essence of a substance 2) the most perfect embodiment of something 3) pho (in ancient and medieval philosophy) the fifth essence or element, ether, supposed to be with air, fire …   From formal English to slang

  • quintessential — quin·tes·sen·tial (kwĭn tə sĕnʹshəl) adj. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a quintessence; being the most typical: “Liszt was the quintessential romantic” (Musical Heritage Review).   quin tes·senʹtial·ly adv. * * * …   Universalium

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