antiseptically
- adverb
- /ˌæntiˈsɛptɪkli/
:
de manera aséptica
- The report was written antiseptically, listing facts without any personal opinions.
Examples
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She spoke antiseptically, as if emotions were a disease.
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She spoke antiseptically about the accident, avoiding any mention of the victims' emotions.
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He described the events antiseptically, focusing only on statistics and procedures.
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He presented his findings antiseptically, avoiding any personal bias.
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The doctor spoke antiseptically about the patient's condition, focusing solely on the clinical details.
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During the meeting, he addressed the issue antiseptically, avoiding any emotional language.
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She described the accident antiseptically, as if discussing a simple data report rather than a tragedy.
Synonyms
3
5.8
In a way that shows no feeling in the body or mind
1
9.9
In a cold way that shows no care for other people's feelings
1
8.0
In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling
In a cold, clinical way that shows no feeling
In a very unfriendly way that shows no warmth
Antonyms
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
antiseptically = antiseptic (semi-transparent) = anti + septic + ically
The form is regularly built from 'antiseptic', but this sense is a metaphorical extension to mean emotionally cold or detached.
Etymology
Antiseptically comes from the parts anti- meaning 'against' and septic meaning 'infection' or 'rot'. A helpful way to remember the figurative sense is to imagine words so 'sterile' and controlled that they feel cold and without warmth. So, to speak antiseptically means to speak in a detached, clinical way, without human feeling.