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/ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/ · adverb
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.
Use quintessentially when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quintessentially means In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature..
Common synonyms include typically.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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