immaculately

Variant of immaculate

immaculate definition

im·macu·late (i makyə lit)

adjective

  1. perfectly clean; without a spot or stain; unsoiled
  2. perfectly correct; without a flaw, fault, or error
  3. pure; innocent; without sin
  4. Biol. of a solid color, without marks or spots

Etymology: ME < L immaculatus < in-, not + maculatus, pp. of maculare, to spot, soil < macula, a spot, prob. < IE base *smē-, to smear > smite

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