ineluctably
ineluctably adverb: in an ineluctable manner.
Adverb
ineluctably (comparative more ineluctably, superlative most ineluctably)
- In an ineluctable manner.
- Ineluctably I was led to believe that the first whisperers of these accursed tales must have had discourse with Akeley’s Outer Ones, and perhaps have visited outer cosmic realms as Akeley now proposed visiting them.1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 7, in The Whisperer in Darkness
- So insistent is the presence of money in Newport that the mind springs ineluctably to the raw beginnings of it.1968, Joan Didion, “The Seacoast of Despair”, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem
- Synonyms:
- inescapably, certainly, inevitably, inexorably, necessarily, relentlessly, sure as a gun, sure as fate, surely, unavoidably
Synonyms of ineluctably
- inescapably
- certainly
- inevitably
- inexorably
- necessarily
- relentlessly
- sure as a gun
- sure as fate
- surely
- unavoidably
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Forms of ineluctably
| comparative | more ineluctably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ineluctably |
Origin of ineluctably
From ineluctable + -ly.
Questions about ineluctably
- What does ineluctably mean?
- Ineluctably means in an ineluctable manner.
- What part of speech is ineluctably?
- Ineluctably is an adverb.
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