1.
Quintessential means representing a perfect or typical example of something. (FORMAL)
Everybody thinks of him as the ~ New Yorker.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
It is a familiar, and ~ly British, ritual.
ADV: ADV adj
2.
Quintessential means representing the central nature of something. (FORMAL)
...the ~ charm of his songs.
ADJ: usu ADJ n