virginally
1
8.6
In a fresh, untouched way like new snow
- adverb
- /ˈvɜrdʒɪnəli/
- Literature
:
virginalmente
- The garden was virginally untouched, with flowers blooming freely in their natural beauty.
Examples
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She approached the world virginally, embracing life with the innocence of a child.
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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
How Pure
Surface Forms
virginally positive
Morphology
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.