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quintessentially

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English quintessential Middle English -ly English -ly English quintessentially From quintessential + -ly.

  1. In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.

    The program's most quintessentially Macintoshian feature, one as yet unique among spreadsheets, is its icon bar, which resides at the top of the screen just below the standard menu bar.

    Peri handed Ptolemy his helmet. It had a crest on it, which she always thought looked quintessentially Roman.