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Vinony

hermetically

adverb

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Pronunciation: /hɚˈmɛt.ɪk(.ə)li/ / [hɚˈmɛɾ.ɪk(.ə)li]

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English hermetic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English hermetically From hermetic + -ally.

  1. In a hermetic way.

    “a hermetically sealed jar”

    “they hermetically seal the jars”

  2. In a hermetic way.

    “living hermetically”

    “Too often, this interchange of knowledge is thwarted, one way or another: the entropic leanings of the workplace foster hermetically isolated patterns of behavior.”