indubitably en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈdu.bɪ.tə.bli/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈdjuː.bɪ.tə.bli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English indubitable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English indubitably From indubitable + -ly.
Meanings
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In a manner that leaves no possibility of doubt.
They were all indubitably, aggressively alive! Everybody was alive once more!
1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:The world is indubitably one if you look at it in one way, but as indubitably is it many, if you look at it in another. It is both one and many—let us adopt a sort of pluralistic monism.
1907, William James, Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking:Now his first suspicion was indubitably confirmed.
1871, Thomas Hardy, chapter 18, in Desperate Remedies:Near-synonyms: verifiably, provably
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most indubitably | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more indubitably | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
dubious · dubiously · sure thing · indubitable
Synonyms
undoubtably · verifiably · without doubt · inarguably · doubtlessly · provably · undoubtedly · without a doubt · unquestionably · indisputably · assuredly · definitely · certainly · unarguably · undeniably
Translations (18)
nl zonder twijfel (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · pl bez wątpienia (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · nl ongetwijfeld (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · es indubitablemente (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · hi निस्संदेह (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · sv utan tvivel (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · io nedubiteble (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · fr indubitablement (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · sv otvivelaktigt (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · la haud dubiē (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · fi kiistattomasti (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · ru несомне́нно (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · de unzweifelhaft (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · cmn 毫無疑問 /毫无疑问 (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · is óhrekjanlega (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · fi epäilemättä (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · ru безусловно (Undoubtedly; unquestionably) · is ótvíræðlega (Undoubtedly; unquestionably)