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infinitely en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪnfɪnɪtli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English infinite Middle English -ly English -ly English infinitely From infinite + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In an infinite manner; as of anything growing without bounds; endlessly.
  2. To a surpassingly large extent.
    • He is infinitely more capable than John.
    • Today, computer databases and corpora infinitely increase the ease of this type of research, but the collecting process remains essentially the same. 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 4:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more infinitely Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most infinitely Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

infinitely many

Synonyms

incessantly · utterly · ceaselessly (infinite manner) · extremely (surpassingly large extent) · nonstop

Translations (20)

gl infinitamente (endlessly) · it infinitamente (endlessly) · sh бе̏сконачно (endlessly) · fi äärettömästi (endlessly) · grc μῠρίος (endlessly) · sh бе̏згранично (endlessly) · eo senfine (endlessly) · ru бесконе́чно (endlessly) · ka უსასრულოდ (endlessly) · es infinitamente (endlessly) · ml അനന്തമായി (endlessly) · fr infiniment (endlessly) · it interminatamente (endlessly) · fr à l'infini (endlessly) · nrf înfinniement (endlessly) · sh bȅskonačno (endlessly) · sh bȅzgranično (endlessly) · nb uendelig (endlessly) · pl nieskończenie (endlessly) · pt infinitamente (endlessly)