Quintessential
Definition
(adj) Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
Examples
“The hotel offered the quintessential luxury experience, with every detail marked with precision.”
“She's the quintessential New Yorker.”
“A greasy spoon in Queens feels quintessential to me.”
“That old brick pub is quintessentially Irish.”
“His laugh at 7 a.m. was quintessential of the office.”
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