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🤍 Purely or innocently 🎹 In a delicate style
virginally

virginally

9.9
In a light, delicate way like music from a plucked keyboard
  • adverb
  • /ˈvɜrdʒɪnəli/
  • Archaic
translation icon : virginalmente
  • The music drifted virginally through the hall, enchanting the audience with its light, plucked tones.

Examples

  • Her interpretation of the sonata was so virginally precise that it evoked the sound of a Renaissance keyboard.

  • The pianist played the piece virginally, capturing its delicate and intricate character.

  • She played virginally.

  • The piece was performed virginally, showcasing its delicate beauty.

  • The music drifted virginally through the hall, enchanting the audience with its light, plucked tones.

  • The pianist played the piece virginally, capturing its delicate and intricate character.

  • Her interpretation of the sonata was so virginally precise that it evoked the sound of a Renaissance keyboard.

How Ornamented

richly
13 3.4
virginally
  • Archaic
9.9
delicately
44 3.7
plainly
2 1.8

Surface Forms

virginally positive

Morphology

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

The noun 'virginal' meaning the musical instrument is a specialized historical sense not predictable from 'virgin' for average learners.

Etymology

Virginally can also come from the name of the old instrument the virginal, a small 'keyboard' with a gentle, plucked sound used in early music. So to play or sing virginally means to do it in a delicate, ornamented, almost 'plucked' style that feels light and pure.