sterilely

English

Etymology

sterile +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛɹ.aɪl.(l)i/, /ˈstɛɹ.ə(l).li/

Adverb

sterilely (comparative more sterilely, superlative most sterilely)

1. in a sterile manner.
   • 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 556:

     They were mannequins— “Dummies!” I said aloud. Hairless, bald and sterilely feminine.