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characteristically
adverb as in essentially
Strongest matches
Strong match
adverb as in inimitably
Weak matches
adverb as in naturally
Strongest matches
adverb as in specifically
Example Sentences
“The word stops, the heart dies / The wind counts the lost goodbyes,” goes one characteristically haunting stanza.
He characteristically blamed the fallout on his campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, who had been trying to purge "right-wing trolls" from the operation but were now accused by their boss of having "f***ed this up."
But after it became clear the stadium needed a refresh in the 1970s, new owner George Steinbrenner delivered a characteristically heavy-handed renovation, bringing the park up to modern standards but replacing some of its classic design elements, such as the stately entrance and crowning frieze, with awkward, utilitarian elements like a spiral entry ramp and a smaller, clunkier frieze in the outfield.
Queen Elizabeth II met many Indigenous leaders and she was characteristically careful with her words.
But Harris, a “quantitative thinker” who had delved into the numbers, was characteristically unmoved, the advisor said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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