Word family adjective identical adverb identically
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishidenticali‧den‧ti‧cal /aɪˈdentɪkəl/ ●●○ AWL adjective SAMEexactly the same, or very similar four identical housesidentical to/with Nutritionally, infant formulas are almost identical to breast milk. The ingredients are identical with those of competing products.identical in The sisters were identical in appearance and character.► see thesaurus at same, similar —identically /-kli/ adverbExamples from the Corpus
identical• The number of seconds that have passed since your births remains identical.• To me the two patterns looked identical.• Twins, being of identical ages, are usually even better matched on environmental variables during upbringing than are siblings.• Obviously, all the team kites should be of identical design for aesthetic and performance reasons.• The tablets were identical in size, shape, and colour.• It is a striking feature of quantum mechanics, however, that for identical particles the rules are different.• Consumer groups have complained that the existing two-company system has led to nearly identical prices and plans.• three identical statues• The picture is identical to the one in the museum of Modern Art in New York.• On two grounds, then, humans are identical to the world; for this we have both cosmological and anthropological data.• I believe the Druid sacred groves to have been functionally identical with, and a direct continuity of, ley mark-clumps.identical to/with• These are identical to our bungalows Reference 3E but are built as part of a two storey development.• The integrated equilibrium is identical to that in chapter 7.• It is identical to the first carriages provided for the W.C.J.S. and may well be one of them.• It was identical to the first.• Its atomic properties turned out to be virtually identical with the Murmansk uranium.• On this score they were identical to the preceding game: slow starters with a propensity to give away simple penalties.• These results were identical to those found on Aburto, the gunman.• Detectives found envelopes identical to those used to post the letters.Origin identical (1500-1600) Medieval Latin identicus, from Late Latin identitas; → IDENTITY 