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sublimely - adj. & v. --adj. (sublimer, sublimest)
1 of the most exalted, grand, or noble kind; awe-inspiring (sublime genius).
2 (of indifference, impudence, etc.) arrogantly unruffled. --v. 1 tr. & intr. Chem. = SUBLIMATE v. 2.
2 tr. purify or elevate by or as if by sublimation; make sublime.
3 intr. become pure by or as if by sublimation. sublimely adv. sublimity n. [L sublimis (as SUB-, second element perh. rel. to limen threshold, limus oblique)] |
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