hermetically

🇺🇸 /hɜːrˈmetɪkli/ 🇬🇧 /hɜːˈmetɪkli/
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adverb
R

Completely closed so no air can get in or out.

The food was stored in a hermetically sealed jar to keep it fresh.

R

Completely isolated from the outside world.

The town was hermetically sealed off from the rest of the country due to the pandemic.

translation

adv. Completely closed so no air can get in or out.; Completely isolated from the outside world.