carefully-repaired
|care-ful-ly-re-paired|
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/ˈkɛrfəli rɪˈpɛrd/
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/ˈkeəfəli rɪˈpeəd/
meticulously fixed
Etymology
'carefully-repaired' originates from the combination of 'carefully' and 'repaired', where 'carefully' is derived from 'care' meaning 'attention' and '-fully' meaning 'in a manner of'. 'Repaired' comes from the Latin 'reparare', where 're-' meant 'again' and 'parare' meant 'make ready'.
'carefully-repaired' changed from the Old French word 'reparer' and eventually became the modern English word 'repair', combined with 'carefully' to form the adjective.
Initially, 'repair' meant 'to make ready again', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'fixing something'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describes something that has been fixed or restored with great attention to detail and precision.
The carefully-repaired vase looked as good as new.
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Last updated: 2025/04/29 04:03
