illimitably
illimitably adverb: in an illimitable manner.
Adverb
illimitably (comparative more illimitably, superlative most illimitably)
- In an illimitable manner.
- Over all these ascends, at the distance of twenty five miles, the round summit of Agamenticus. North-eastward, the Isles of Shoals appear, at the distance of eight leagues, like a cloud in the horizon. Eastward, the ocean spreads illimitably.1823, Timothy Dwight, Travels in New-England and New York, William Baynes and Son, and Ogle, Duncan & Company; Edinburgh: H.S. Baynes and Company, page 402
- We are glad to perceive that premature efforts are not made to accomplish what cannot be done well for, though the art is illimitably long, yet a slow progress is the most sure, and will ultimately be found the most rapid. The taste of the public, too, cannot be forced; but must be carried...1836, Making of America Project, The North American Review, Volume 43, Charles Bowen, page 53
Forms of illimitably
| comparative | more illimitably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most illimitably |
Origin of illimitably
From illimitable + -ly.
Questions about illimitably
- What does illimitably mean?
- Illimitably means in an illimitable manner.
- What part of speech is illimitably?
- Illimitably is an adverb.
Words near illimitably in the dictionary
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