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incomparably en · ADV

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Etymology

Etymology tree English incomparable Middle English -ly English -ly English incomparably From incomparable + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an incomparable manner.
   • […] if in this extatick State of Dreaming (during which the Astral Impulses are incomparably stronger than in common Dreams, or in the ordinary Course of Life) that prophetick Energy more efficaciously exerts itself […] 1724, John Beaumont, Gleanings of Antiquities, page 192:
   • It has been the most important traditional rôle of this country that it should act as a great uniter of the nations in that cultural fashion. We are the motherland of what is incomparably the most important language of the world and we have, to our glory, one of the greatest literatures of the world. 1947 December 4, Christopher Hollis, Hansard:
   • After plowing through some names—including Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, Maria Bartiromo, “the great Lou Dobbs” and the incomparably sequacious Steve Doocy... Trump caught himself... 2018 August 6, Erik Wemple, “What a Dumb Weekend”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2018:
   • […] the jails were larger and fuller, the number of murders was incomparably greater 1850, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 68, page 226:

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Translations (6)

es incomparablemente (in an incomparable manner) · ca incomparablement (in an incomparable manner) · it incomparabilmente (in an incomparable manner) · pl nieporównywalnie (in an incomparable manner) · pt incomparavelmente (in an incomparable manner) · fi verrattomasti (in an incomparable manner)