Dilutely

/dɪˈluːtli/ adverb

Definition

In a dilute manner; in a way that is thin, weak, or reduced in concentration or intensity.

Etymology

From 'dilute' (adjective/verb) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly.' The adjective 'dilute' comes from Latin 'dilutus,' past participle of 'diluere' (to wash away, to thin).

Kelly Says

One of the few adverbs that can describe both physical states and abstract ones—you can speak 'dilutely' (weakly), feel dilutely (faintly), or even think dilutely (in unfocused way), showing how one Latin root branches across many meanings.

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