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ultimately

adv
/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.lɪ/UK/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.li/CA/ˈɐl.tɪ.mɪt.li/

Etymology

From ultimate + -ly.

  1. derived from ultimātus — “furthest, last”
  2. formed as ultimately — “ultimate + -ly”

Definitions

  1. Indicating the last item.

    • Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…

  2. Indicating the most important action.

    • Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.

  3. In the end

    In the end; finally.

    • That Wolves reached half-time on level terms had much to do with the ultimately luckless Hennessey, who was in action in the opening minute to tip away Samir Nasri's shot following a City corner.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.

      • Cognate to Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser. Ultimately cognate to standard High German Wasser.
      • Shortened from maxiature, ultimately from Latin maximus ("large").
      • Ultimately from Latin equus ("horse").

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ultimately. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at ultimately. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at ultimately

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA