immaculately
/ˌɪˈmækjələtli/ih-MA-kyuh-luht-lee
/ˌɪˈmækjələtli/ih-MA-kyuh-luht-lee
Meaningin an immaculate way
Common meaning: spotlessly
- imin, into
- macula spot, stainLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1094 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘in, into’ + ‘a spot, stain’ → immaculately
Journey through time
- Latinmacula‘a spot, stain’
- Englishimmaculate‘spotless’
- Englishformed in English from immaculateimmaculately‘spotlessly’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from immaculate + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), IMMACULATE, p.282 · scan
Roots
- macula Latin “a spot, stain”
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