- sterilely
- adverb see sterile
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sterilely
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sterilely — sterile ► ADJECTIVE 1) not able to produce children, young, crops, or fruit. 2) lacking in imagination, creativity, or excitement. 3) free from bacteria or other living micro organisms. DERIVATIVES sterilely adverb sterility noun. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
sterilely — See sterile. * * * … Universalium
sterilely — adverb in a sterile manner … Wiktionary
sterilely — adv. in a sterile manner … English contemporary dictionary
sterilely — ster·ile·ly … English syllables
sterilely — l(l)ē, i adverb : in a sterile manner : so as to be or remain sterile … Useful english dictionary
sterile — sterilely, adv. sterility /steuh ril i tee/, sterileness, n. /ster il/ or, esp. Brit., / uyl/, adj. 1. free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments. 2. incapable of producing offspring; not producing offspring.… … Universalium
sterile — adjective Etymology: Middle English steryle, from Latin sterilis; akin to Gothic stairo barren animal, Sanskrit starī sterile cow Date: 15th century 1. a. failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores b. failing to produce or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sterility — See sterilely. * * * … Universalium
sterileness — See sterilely. * * * … Universalium
