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infallibly

/ɪnˈfæl.ɪ.bli/

infallibly adverb: in an infallible manner.

Adverb

infallibly (comparative more infallibly, superlative most infallibly)

  1. In an infallible manner.
    • The pope speaks infallibly ex cathedra.
    • [I]n such way [the formation of political clubs], most infallibly of all, does Social Unrest exhibit itself; find solacement, and also nutriment.1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter V, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume II (The Constitution), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book I (The Feast of Pikes), page 30

Forms of infallibly

comparativemore infallibly
superlativemost infallibly

Origin of infallibly

From infallible + -ly.

Questions about infallibly

What does infallibly mean?
Infallibly means in an infallible manner.
What part of speech is infallibly?
Infallibly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce infallibly?
Infallibly is pronounced /ɪnˈfæl.ɪ.bli/.

Words near infallibly in the dictionary

  1. infallibilities
  2. infallibility
  3. infallible
  4. infallibleness
  5. infallibles
  6. infallibly
  7. infalling
  8. infalls
  9. infalsificable
  10. infame
  11. infamed

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