Quintessential
[,kwɪntɪ'senʃ(ə)l] or [,kwɪntɪ'sɛnʃəl]
Definition
(adj.) representing the perfect example of a class or quality .
Editor: Moore--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of the nature of a quintessence; purest.
Editor: Stephen
Examples
- If you really represented the country in its government, would you not get its partisanship in a quintessential form? Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Editor: Stephen