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1. sterile
adjective. ['ˈstɛrəl'] deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention.
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Etymology
- sterilis (Latin)
Rhymes with Sterile
- imperil
- purile
- ofarrell
- ocarroll
- o'carroll
- apparel
- wehrle
- verrall
- therrell
- there'll
- terrill
- terrell
- terrel
- terral
- sheryl
- sherrell
- sharyl
- peril
- meryll
- meryl
- merrill
- merrell
- karel
- jheryl
- jerrell
- jerel
- herrle
- herrell
- harrell
- ferrall
How do you pronounce sterile?
Pronounce sterile as ˈstɛrəl.
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Sentences with sterile
1. Adjective
To keep the jars sterile and keep from burning yourself, use a clean jar handler.
Quotes about sterile
1. Business gives you a massive high. Doing a great deal, coming up with an inspirational solution... It's very addictive. But it doesn't last long. In isolation, it's a bit sterile. It doesn't reward the soul.
- John Caudwell
2. There aren't any syringes."Red Sox came over and held a sterile pack out. When she tried to take it from him, he kept a grip on the thing. "I know you'll use this wisely.""Wisely?"She snapped the syringe out of his hand. "No, I'm going to poke him in the eye with it. Because that's what they trained me to do in medical school.
- J.R. Ward, Lover Unbound
3. Knowledge without courage is sterile.
- Baltasar Gracián
2. sterile
adjective. ['ˈstɛrəl'] incapable of reproducing.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- sterilis (Latin)
3. sterile
adjective. ['ˈstɛrəl'] free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- sterilis (Latin)