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antiseptically en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English antiseptic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English antiseptically From antiseptic + -ally.

Meanings

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

Translations (5)

es antisépticamente (in an antiseptic manner) · it antisetticamente (in an antiseptic manner) · pl antyseptycznie (in an antiseptic manner) · el αντισηπτικά (in an antiseptic manner) · pt antissepticamente (in an antiseptic manner)