heypolyglot
Italian

chirurgicamente

/ki.rur.dʒi.kaˈmen.te/adverbC1
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Meaning

surgically, with precision

  • by means of a surgical operation
  • with surgical accuracy or pinpoint precision

In a sentence

Il tumore è stato rimosso chirurgicamente con successo.

The tumor was successfully removed surgically.

Ha colpito il pallone chirurgicamente nell'angolino della porta.

He struck the ball surgically into the corner of the goal.

L'avvocato ha smontato chirurgicamente ogni accusa dei testimoni.

The lawyer surgically took apart every accusation from the witnesses.

Usage notes

  • Often used figuratively in journalism and sports to praise extreme, meticulous accuracy.

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