carefully-dispatched
|care-ful-ly-dis-patched|
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/ˈkɛrfəli dɪˈspætʃt/
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/ˈkeəfəli dɪˈspætʃt/
precisely sent
Etymology
'carefully-dispatched' originates from the combination of 'carefully' and 'dispatched'. 'Carefully' comes from the Old English 'carful', meaning 'full of care', and 'dispatched' comes from the Italian 'dispacciare', meaning 'to send off'.
'carefully-dispatched' evolved from the combination of the words 'carefully' and 'dispatched', which were used separately in Middle English and later combined in modern English to describe something sent with precision.
Initially, 'dispatched' meant 'to send off quickly', but when combined with 'carefully', it evolved to mean 'sent with precision and care'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
executed or sent with great attention to detail and precision.
The carefully-dispatched package arrived without a scratch.
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Last updated: 2025/07/08 13:07
