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virginally

virginally

1 8.6
In a fresh, untouched way like new snow
  • adverb
  • /ˈvɜrdʒɪnəli/
  • Literature
translation icon : virginalmente
  • The garden was virginally untouched, with flowers blooming freely in their natural beauty.

Examples

  • She approached the world virginally, embracing life with the innocence of a child.

  • Both of them were adorned in white fur and surrounded by a flock of virginally dressed young ladies in tasteful white bikinis.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • He saw her virginally pure heart as a rare treasure in a world filled with cynicism.

Synonyms

chastely
vsvirginally
1 8.0

In a way that avoids sexual activity and shows modest behaviour

is about general innocence or being untouched rather than only sexual purity

Antonyms

corruptedly
8.9

In a dishonest way to get money or power

How Pure

virginally
  • Literature
1 8.6
pristinely
1 5.8
purely
277 2.5
innocently
28 2.6

Surface Forms

virginally positive

Morphology

virginally = virginal (transparent) = virgin + al + ly

Forming the adverb by adding the regular suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'virginal' is a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Virginally comes from the Latin word virgo meaning 'maiden' or 'virgin', and so it carries the idea of being pure and untouched. That's why when something is described virginally clean or white, it feels fresh, innocent, and without any mark.