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diffusely en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English diffuse Middle English -ly English -ly English diffusely From diffuse + -ly.

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1. In a diffuse manner.
   • The unmarried woman, unless she be in love with some particular man, has no definite stimulus to her sex desires beyond the natural upwelling of the creative force. The married woman, however, is not only diffusely stirred by the presence of the man she loves, but is also acutely locally and physically stimulated by his relation with her. And if she is then left in mid-air, without natural relief to her tension, she is in this respect far worse off than the unmarried woman. 1918, Marie Stopes, Married Love, section 6:
   • Hence, we observed that 17.5% of the tumors were strongly and diffusely immunoreactive for p16 Ink4A, whereas a submodal positivity was restricted to 22.3% tumors. 2015 December 17, “The Contrasting Role of p16 Ink4A Patterns of Expression in Neuroendocrine and Non-Neuroendocrine Lung Tumors: A Comprehensive Analysis with Clinicopathologic and Molecular Correlations”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
   • It were unnecessary here to enter diffusely into matters connected with the internal government of the Tahitian churches and schools. 1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:

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