schlechthin

Etymology
17th century, from 🇰🇲. The first component here preserves the older sense “plain, simple”, otherwise now restricted to the variant (see there).

Pronunciation

 * Mostly stressed on the first syllable in the sense “absolutely”, on the second syllable in the sense “as such”.
 * Mostly stressed on the first syllable in the sense “absolutely”, on the second syllable in the sense “as such”.

Adverb

 * 1)  plainly, absolutely
 * 2)  in its purest form, in its truest sense, as such, par excellence
 * 1)  in its purest form, in its truest sense, as such, par excellence
 * 1)  in its purest form, in its truest sense, as such, par excellence