quintessential

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Although she was known as the quintessential sex kitten for her acting, her public outspokenness came at quite a cost.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or having the nature of a quintessence; being the most typical: "Liszt was the quintessential romantic” (Musical Heritage Review).

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  • If she had had to write "quintessential," she would have expired. —  Yon Ill Wind
  • Although she was known as the quintessential sex kitten for her acting, her public outspokenness came at quite a cost. —  Another Green World
  • Of all the artists represented in the exhibition, William Bradford journeyed to the polar regions most, and is known as the quintessential Arctic painter. —  Art Knowledge News
  • You'd think that, after 20 years of hearing his band described as the quintessential grunge group, Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm might have succumbed to the inherent weight and common associations of the term. —  Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
  • We are clarifying our position as the quintessential, metropolitan lifestyle brand that is confident, clever and cool. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
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  1. from quintessence (Middle Latin quinta essentia) + -al.
 

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